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单词 commentary
释义 com·men·tary
\ˈkämən.ˌterē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Latin commentarius, commentarium notebook, commentary, from commentari to meditate upon (freq. of comminisci to invent, contrive, devise) + -arius, -arium -ary (n. suffix) — more at comment
1.
 a. : a treatise in explanation of some subject — usually used in plural
  < Blackstone's Commentaries >
 b. : a record of a set of events usually written by a participant and marked by less formality and elaborateness than a history — usually used in plural
  < Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War >
2.
 a. : a systematic series of explanations or interpretations of the text of a writing
  < a commentary on Dante's Divine Comedy >
  < commentaries on the Scriptures >
 b. : comment 2a
 c. : a spoken description or series of comments accompanying a motion picture or other exhibition
3.
 a. : something that serves for illustration or explanation
  < godly persons … whose lives might be a fitting commentary on their teaching — W.H.Prescott >
  : a fact or piece of evidence that explains or illustrates a condition or characteristic
  < the dark, airless apartments and sunless factories … are a sad commentary upon our civilization — H.A.Overstreet >
 b. : an observation or interpretation conveyed by suggestion, implication, analogy, or other indirect means
  < both books are commentaries with tragic or ironic overtones on certain social groups >
  < a scene that is a gem of satiric commentary on the world of art — Rose Feld >
4. : the act of commenting
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