anecdotal的意思|示意

美 / ˌænɪkˈdəʊtl / 英 / ˌænɪkˈdoʊtl /

adj. 轶事的,传闻的

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anecdotal的用法详解

英语单词anecdotal的用法讲解

anecdotal是一个形容词,意思是“轶事的,花言巧语的”,表示某事是被个人经历、传说或谣言等方式传承于人的,尤指某件有趣的事根据随便收集的口头生活经历来表达,而不是基于科学上实验或统计数据。

anecdotal用于修饰名词,有时也用于修饰动词,表示提供或谈论的是anecdote(话语故事)。举个例子:

He had an anecdotal approach to history, always focusing on the lives of the people being studied.

他讨论历史的方式是轶事的,总是专注于被研究的人们的生活。

另外,anecdotal也可以用于修饰形容词,表示一种感觉或表情是临时、模糊的或在一定深度上有限的。举个例子:

These have been anecdotal reports of adverse reactions to the drug.

有关这种药物引起不良反应的报道均属轶事。

anecdotal相关短语

1、 anecdotal evidence 轶事证据

anecdotal相关例句

Anecdotal evidence around the country shows unprecedentedly big numbers of people taking advantage of the opportunity.

坊间传闻空前多的人选择了提前投票.

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Anecdotal evidence from farmers also suggests that restocking will not be fast.

来自农民的坊间证据也表明,重建猪肉库存不会那么快.

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This reaction has been reported anecdotally by a number of patients.

据称一些患者有这种反应。

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That book is pleasantly anecdotal.

那本书中有许多有趣的轶事.

辞典例句

Does the spread of mobile phones promote economic development? At first the evidence was anecdotal.

移动电话的普及能够促进经济发展 吗 ?在开始阶段有一些有趣的传闻.

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Their research was based largely on anecdotal evidence.

他们的研究主要以趣闻为基础.

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