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paraphrase

英 ['pærəfreɪz] 美 ['pærəfrez]

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解释

n. 释义；改述；演释曲
vt. 改述
vi. 释义；意译

※ 提供单词"paraphrase"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

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.

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例句和用法

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。

2. The following is a paraphrase of what was said.: 下面是对刚才说过的话的阐释。

3. Try to paraphrase the question before you answer it.: 先试解释一下问题再作回答。

4. She gave us a paraphrase of that film.: 她向我们复述了那部电影.

5. Paraphrase the ancient Chinese prose in vernacular language.: 把这篇古文译成白话文。