名詞 pragmatics:

1. the study of language use

名詞 pragmatic:

1. an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
   同義詞：pragmatic sanction, pragmatic

1. A pragmatic theory that ideas are instruments that function as guides of action, their validity being determined by the success of the action.
   工具主義一種實用主義理論，認為思想是指導行為的工具，行為的成功證明其手段合理

prag.mat.ics

n.(used with a sing. verb)Linguistics （名詞）（與單數(shù)動詞連用）【語言學】
The study of language as it is used in a social context and affects the interlocutors and their behavior.
語用學：有關語言使用于社會環(huán)境和語言對使用者及其行為之影響的研究