paraphrase
英 ['pærəfreɪz]
美['pærəfrez]
- n. 释义；改述；演释曲
- vt. 改述
- vi. 释义；意译
词态变化
复数: paraphrases;第三人称单数: paraphrases;过去式: paraphrased;过去分词: paraphrased;现在分词: paraphrasing;
中文词源
paraphrase 解释，意译
para-,在旁，在周围，-phrase,说，告知，词源同phrase,phrasebook.引申词义解释，音译。
英文词源
- paraphrase (n.)
- 1540s, from Middle French paraphrase (1520s), from Latin paraphrasis "a paraphrase," from Greek paraphrasis "a free rendering," from paraphrazein "to tell in other words," from para- "beside" (see para- (1)) + phrazein "to tell" (see phrase (n.)).
- paraphrase (v.)
- c. 1600, from paraphrase (n.) or from French paraphraser. Related: Paraphrased; paraphrasing.
双语例句
- 1. Parents, to paraphrase Philip Larkin, can seriously damage your health.
- 菲利普·拉金的意思是：父母可能会严重损害你的健康。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The following is a paraphrase of what was said.
- 下面是对刚才说过的话的阐释。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it.
- 先试解释一下问题再作回答。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. She gave us a paraphrase of that film.
- 她向我们复述了那部电影.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in vernacular language.
- 把这篇古文译成白话文。
来自辞典例句
