| 单词 | leading question |
| 释义 | leading question[ lee-ding ] / ˈli dɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leading question ON THESAURUS.COM nouna question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer. Origin of leading questionFirst recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby leading questionleading lady, leading light, leading man, leading mark, leading note, leading question, leading rating, leading reins, leading strings, leading tone, leading wind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for leading questionleading question / (ˈliːdɪŋ) / nouna question phrased in a manner that tends to suggest the desired answer, such as What do you think of the horrible effects of pollution? Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with leading questionleading question A question worded so as to elicit particular information or a particular answer, as in When are you selling the business? This example assumes that the person is going to sell the business, an action that may not have been established or revealed. This expression originated with a specific meaning in law, that is, “a question that guides a witness toward a desired answer.” In court, this practice is called leading a witness and is forbidden. [Mid-1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for leading questionleading question An unfair question that is designed to guide the respondent: “You were drunk the night of the accident, weren't you, Mr. Norris?” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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