quotation
英[kw?(?)'te??(?)n]
美[kwo'te??n]
- n. [貿易] 報價單；引用語；引證
詞態變化
復數:?quotations;
中文詞源
quotation 引用，引文，報價
來自quote,引用，報價。
英文詞源
- quotation (n.)
- mid-15c., "numbering," later (1530s) "marginal notation," noun of action from quote (v.) or else from Medieval Latin quotationem (nominative quotatio), noun of action from past participle stem of quotare "to number." Meaning "an act of quoting" is from 1640s; that of "passage quoted" is from 1680s. Quotation marks attested by 1777.
雙語例句
- 1. The book began with a quotation from Goethe.
- 這本書一開頭引用了歌德的雋語。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.
- 他講話結束時引用了莎士比亞的語錄.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The raconteur mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible.
- 說故事的那位來賓,指那句話是出自圣經!
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The critic padded out the review with quotation from the author.
- 這個評論家引用那個作家的話添湊了這篇評論.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Can you give me a quotation for building the bridge?
- 你能不能給我一張關于建造這座橋的估價單?
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》