quotation
英 [kw?(?)'te??(?)n]
美[kwo'te??n]
- n. [贸易] 报价单；引用语；引证
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复数:?quotations;
中文词源
quotation 引用，引文，报价
来自quote,引用，报价。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. The book began with a quotation from Goethe.
- 这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare.
- 他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The raconteur mentioned that the quotation was from the Bible.
- 说故事的那位来宾,指那句话是出自圣经!
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The critic padded out the review with quotation from the author.
- 这个评论家引用那个作家的话添凑了这篇评论.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. Can you give me a quotation for building the bridge?
- 你能不能给我一张关于建造这座桥的估价单?
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》