linguist /'hijgwist; Uiijgwist/ n 1 person skilled in foreign languages: 精通數(shù)種外國(guó)語(yǔ)文者： She's a good ~. 她精通數(shù)國(guó)語(yǔ)文。 I'm no ~, am poor at foreign languages. 反不懂外國(guó)語(yǔ)。 2 one who makes a scientific study of language(s). 語(yǔ)言學(xué)家。