anecdote

名词趣闻，轶事; [复数]秘史

名词

1. 逸事：英语词典之父约翰逊博士早在1773年编的英语世界第一本字典第四版中就收录了逸事(anecdote)这个词,还说它来自法语,指传记中的事件,或者私人生活中的简短片断.

1. anecdote在线翻译

1. 轶事；趣闻
    An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.

    e.g. Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother...
           皮特正在给他们讲一件他们母亲的趣闻。
    e.g. He has a talent for recollection and anecdote.
           他在记忆力和讲述趣闻轶事方面颇具天赋。

2. anecdote什么意思

2. （无根据的）传闻
    Anecdotes are individual accounts of something that are not reliable evidence.

    e.g. The image of the fox as a pest is grossly exaggerated in anecdote and folklore.
           狐狸的害人精形象在传闻和民间故事中遭到严重的夸大。

1. This was more than an amusing anecdote, for it reflected the prevalent social attitude at that time towards homosexuality.

2. Lo offers an anecdote, showing the closeness of the horror princesses.

3. Experts with those groups and congressional committees familiar with intelligence programs say errors should be extremely rare because one vivid anecdote can do significant damage.

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4. The science is simple and the book is perhaps too full of anecdote and personality, but it is animated by an appealing sense of wonder.

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5. New York Times reporter James Risen uses the anecdote to illustrate how the CIA ignored information that Iraq no longer had weapons of mass destruction.

6. Bush said Tuesday that his upcoming book begins with an anecdote about his wife convincing him to give up drinking.

7. This is more like a pie than a bread, and an interesting anecdote is often told about its origins.

8. anecdote

8. I've told at least eight people the same tedious anecdote in the past four weeks.

9. But while Shen's story is captivating, it did not really develop into anything more than a diverting anecdote.

10. Cynics say it is based solely on anecdote or guesswork and lacks plausibility.

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