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单词 metaphrase
释义

metaphrase

[ met-uh-freyz ]
/ ˈmɛt əˌfreɪz /
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noun

a literal translation.

verb (used with object), met·a·phrased, met·a·phras·ing.

to translate, especially literally.
to change the phrasing or literary form of.

Origin of metaphrase

First recorded in 1600–10, metaphrase is from the Greek word metáphrasis a paraphrasing, change of phrasing. See meta-, phrase

Words nearby metaphrase

metaphase plate, Metaphen, metaphor, metaphosphate, metaphosphoric acid, metaphrase, metaphrast, metaphys., metaphysial dysostosis, metaphysial dysplasia, metaphysic
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British Dictionary definitions for metaphrase

metaphrase
/ (ˈmɛtəˌfreɪz) /

noun

a literal translationCompare paraphrase

verb (tr)

to alter or manipulate the wording of
to translate literally

Word Origin for metaphrase

C17: from Greek metaphrazein to translate
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