| 释义 |
ˈparaphrasable, a.
[f. paraphrase v. + -able.]
Capable of being paraphrased.
1900Academy 17 Nov. 465/1 Shakespeare's text must be corrupt whenever it is not readily paraphrasable. 1936F. R. Leavis Revaluation v. 155 It is difficult not to believe, after reading, say, Book II of The Prelude, that one has been reading a paraphrasable argument. 1952Essays in Crit. II. 106 If it is self-sufficient (that is, if it yields a paraphrasable meaning answering the normal demands of logic and syntax). 1966Listener 25 Aug. 282/1 Mr Lodge carefully demolishes the view that the novel is reducible to its paraphrasable and translatable content. 1970Language XLVI. 831 The adjectives shown..are normally considered stative..and they are indeed paraphrasable with active verbs. |