单词 | anecdotal |
释义 | anecdotal (ænɪkdoʊtəl ) 1. adjective Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid. Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in Europe have slipped. ...countless anecdotal reports. Synonyms: unreliable, untrustworthy, based on rumour 2. graded adjective Anecdotal speech or writing is full of anecdotes or is based on anecdotes. Gray's book is anecdotal and entertaining. Collocations: anecdotal experience Evidently, my feelings were based on the anecdotal experience of a week each in two lovely, rural backwaters. Times, Sunday Times I hope that the book will just be an unusual memoir, more about the anecdotal experience of being an object of negativity than a long sobby winge. Times, Sunday Times These views are primarily informed by personal and professional anecdotal experience and so are always strongly held and strongly expressed. Times, Sunday Times My anecdotal experience chimes with some big trends. Times, Sunday Times Physicians may choose to use one of these guidelines or may simply choose to rely on their own anecdotal experience with past patients. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will help you to gain anecdotal information about current performance, business trajectories and competition. Globe and Mail Much anecdotal information here sheds light on how and when both his and her manuscripts circulated in underground literature. The Times Literary Supplement Economists, analysts and policymakers should look for similar evidence in the data, and especially compare and contrast it with anecdotal information. Times, Sunday Times Also, private conversations and anecdotal information often reveal conflicting views. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the humanities, many authors also use footnotes or endnotes to supply anecdotal information. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anecdotal observations suggested yesterday's turnout was no higher than that, with young people noticeably absent, although voting continues today. Times, Sunday Times Those anecdotal observations are backed up with significant empirical evidence. Houston Chronicle No quantitative dietary data are available, but anecdotal observations clearly indicate the diet of the lungfish changes with development. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are packed full with interspecific comparisons based on detailed studies and anecdotal observations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Until recently, the literature dealing with reconciliation in non-primates have consisted of anecdotal observations and very little quantitative data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unfortunately, the size of the hailstone was not measured, but anecdotal reports claimed that hailstones the size of pumpkins fell. Times, Sunday Times Anecdotal reports suggest that too often the altruists are thwarted by an obscure technicality. Times, Sunday Times Since then compliance appears to have increased, with anecdotal reports suggesting that the vast majority now follow the rules. Times,Sunday Times Perceptual abilities do vary, but often not as much as anecdotal reports suggest. Times, Sunday Times Initial anecdotal reports from the study are promising. Times, Sunday Times In an anecdotal story the bank's first property to use as collateral on a loan happened to be a donkey. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Can we really take these anecdotal stories as an indication of a trend? Christianity Today I have heard a lot of anecdotal stories about the power of candlelight to affect mood. Times,Sunday Times Anecdotal stories tell successes; however, analysis of avalanche motion and physics dispute swimming as a successful tactic. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are many anecdotal stories about him that relate to this moral equation, see for example the following references. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of course, this proves nothing: it's purely anecdotal and statistically worthless. Times, Sunday Times To throw in purely anecdotal evidence of my own, ticket requests that used to come every week are now down to every couple of months. Times, Sunday Times Patients, pupils and gang members might cheer me on, but those in power declared each incident an aberration or — the worst sin of all in their eyes — 'purely anecdotal'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 轶闻的 Japanese: 聞いた話に基づく |
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