| 单词 | verbatim |
| 释义 | verbatim (once / 5363 pages) advadj Repeat something you've read or heard precisely word-for-word, and you have just quoted it verbatim. That's great if what you deliver verbatim is the directions on how to defuse a bomb, but not a good idea if you're cheating on a test and copying someone's answer verbatim. As a word, verbatim is powerful for its precision. When you can say that you are repeating someone's words verbatim, it means every single word is exactly what was said. If you write something down verbatim, you can rely on it being a duplicate of the original document, recreated. Repeating words verbatim in your own writing can be tricky business. Without attributing the original author, verbatim can be the damning evidence of plagiarism. WORD FAMILYverbatim USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Trump said a lot of things on the campaign trail, and he probably couldn’t repeat them all verbatim if he were asked. Washington Times(Dec 12, 2016) The directions are verbatim from the cookbook — reflecting the style, perhaps, of another era: Washington Times(Nov 23, 2016) They both resorted to long-standing talking points, and even repeated verbatim statements they had made in previous debates. Salon(Oct 20, 2016) 1adv using exactly the same words he repeated her remarks verbatim Syn word for word 2adj in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker repeated their dialog verbatim Syn direct exact marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact |
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