| 单词 | anecdote |
| 释义 | anecdote (ænɪkdoʊt ) Word forms: anecdotes 1. variable noun An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened. Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother. He has a talent for recollection and anecdote. Synonyms: story, tale, sketch, short story 2. variable noun Anecdotes are individual accounts of something that are not reliable evidence. The image of the fox as a pest is grossly exaggerated in anecdote and folklore. Collocations: anecdote illustrates But he's not worried that his staggering transatlantic success might alienate him from his family or his past, as his parting anecdote illustrates. Times, Sunday Times As the above anecdote illustrates, he was a far from neutral commentator on matters that concerned his 'dear father'. The Times Literary Supplement One anecdote illustrates his early mastery of rabbinic learning. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Characteristically, her tales keep darting aside to tell you a colourful anecdote about some bystander in the story. Times, Sunday Times Colourful anecdotes of eccentricity, lunacy and infidelity crowd every page. Times, Sunday Times They are full of colourful anecdotes which, when checked, prove fanciful. The Times Literary Supplement He could, at times, give the patter a rest, but he has done plenty of research and delivers a bounty of colourful anecdotes. The Times Literary Supplement There are many colourful anecdotes and indiscretions, not least about meetings with foreign leaders. Times, Sunday Times Those making the calls are volunteers aged 18 to 97, who offer a sympathetic ear or a funny anecdote to help alleviate the loneliness. Times, Sunday Times Even as a funny anecdote, they stink. Times, Sunday Times He used to start every lecture with a joke or funny anecdote to get his students in a good mood. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He'd tell a funny anecdote, something really moving, and go for a big finish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Littered among funny anecdotes are references to moments of real sadness. Times,Sunday Times He always held the audience captive, as much by his hilarious anecdotes as by his virtuoso musical powers. Times, Sunday Times Mistakes are as inevitable as the wrinkles of age and fill most ministries with hilarious anecdotes and serious consequences. Christianity Today He held his own, contributing hilarious anecdotes and a special line in singing. Times, Sunday Times Cue wacky 1980s footage, hilarious anecdotes and upbeat interviews. Times, Sunday Times His audiences quickly learned to expect hilarious anecdotes, followed by insightful and heartfelt truths that everyone found entertaining and endearing. Globe and Mail Yet contemporary critics then treated them as a source of historical anecdote rather than a literary work. The Times Literary Supplement In this way, a spring tide of colour and historical anecdote laps over the more austere mudflats of the science. Times, Sunday Times This historical anecdote symbolizes the idea that patience and perseverance in the present will lead to profit in the future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The nation's jester takes his superlative musical comedy, historical anecdotes, broad clowning and political satire around a grateful country. Times, Sunday Times There are also, as you would hope, antique tales and historical anecdotes. Times, Sunday Times He introduced me to his drinking buddies, one of whom embarked on a long, convoluted and, apparently, humorous anecdote, including me in his audience. Times, Sunday Times One humorous anecdote, though, lives on. Times, Sunday Times He had a wonderful gusto for life - and was never lost for words with a poignant or humorous anecdote. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We were there to see him — to be entertained by his intellect and his grasp of both high and low culture, his humorous anecdotes and light-hearted gossip. Times, Sunday Times Humorous anecdotes also occasionally enliven things. The Times Literary Supplement After a fireplace column last year, a reader sent in an interesting anecdote. Houston Chronicle The doctor tells him an interesting anecdote in relation to the number. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One will relate an interesting anecdote, say about a hard starting diesel engine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yet despite the space, interesting anecdotes still struggle for room. Times, Sunday Times An interesting anecdote was related in 1930. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Let me clarify this with a little anecdote. Times, Sunday Times Here are dozens of audio-visual accompaniments and interactive displays, as well as lots of lively little anecdotes and vivid contemporary accounts. Times, Sunday Times There ain't many jaunty little anecdotes. Times, Sunday Times The little anecdotes and pictures are not only fun to look at but educational too. Times, Sunday Times Chapters often start with a personal anecdote - such as a chess game in a banya. The Times Literary Supplement (2013) You will be saying this is irrelevant personal anecdote. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Say what you love about the product or give a personal anecdote about it. The Sun (2015) The highlight is a personal anecdote about climbing a mountain in the dark to witness the sun rise. Times, Sunday Times (2008) One will tell an anecdote, then the next person will top that. Times, Sunday Times I think it was when he went off-script to tell an anecdote about his two oldest sons going out canvassing. Times, Sunday Times She collapses onto the sand, ready to tell the anecdote over and over again, until the adrenaline subsides. Times, Sunday Times I often tell that anecdote to young people today. Times, Sunday Times The friar might tell an anecdote, use folklore or verse sermon. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 趣闻轶事 Japanese: エピソード |
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