| 单词 | quotable |
| 释义 | quotable (once / 27551 pages) adj Quotable things are so catchy or apt that you'll want to repeat them or write them down to remember them. A really funny movie is usually full of hilarious, quotable lines. When you quote something, you repeat it out loud or write it down, word for word. If the phrase or passage is good enough for this to be worthwhile, it's quotable. Shakespeare is famous for the number of quotable lines his plays contain, from "To be, or not to be: that is the question," to "A man can die but once." Quotable lines are good for speeches and yearbook quotes, as well as impressing your friends. WORD FAMILYquotable: quotability, quotably, unquotable+/misquotation: misquotations/misquote: misquotation, misquoted, misquotes, misquoting/quotation: quotations/quote: misquote, quotable, quotation, quoted, quoter, quotes, quoting, underquote/quoter: quoters USAGE EXAMPLESThen he added, “It’s not quotable or repeatable.” New York Times(Oct 12, 2016) But her “Meditations” are more than quotable texts. The New Yorker(Dec 09, 2016) With its simplicity, its laugh-out-loud humor and quotable bits of wisdom, this very English book goes deeper than it first seems. Seattle Times(Nov 27, 2016) 1adj able or fit to be repeated or quoted he comes up with so many quotable phrases Syn|Ant repeatable unquotable, unrepeatable not able or fit to be repeated or quoted 2adj suitable for or worthy of quotation a quotable slogan his remarks are not quotable in mixed company Syn worthy having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable |
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