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单词 commentary
释义

commentary

noun
 
/ˈkɒməntri/
/ˈkɑːmənteri/
(plural commentaries)
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  1.  
    [countable, uncountable] commentary (on something) a spoken description of an event that is given while it is happening, especially on the radio or television
    • a sports commentary
    • Our reporters will give a running commentary (= a continuous one) on the election results as they are announced.
    • He kept up a running commentary on everyone who came in or went out.
    Extra Examples
    • I was listening to the radio commentary on the game.
    • She kept up a running commentary on the festivities.
    • The station provided live commentary on the African Nations Cup.
    • the reporters in the commentary box
    Topics Sports: other sportsc1, TV, radio and newsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • brief
    • live
    • running
    verb + commentary
    • do
    • give
    • keep up
    commentary + noun
    • box
    • track
    preposition
    • commentary on
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  2.  
    [countable] commentary (on something) a written explanation or discussion of something such as a book or a play
    • a critical commentary on the final speech of the play
    Extra Examples
    • The deleted scenes have an optional commentary by the director.
    • He wrote a commentary on Paul's letters to the Romans.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • detailed
    • critical
    • political
    verb + commentary
    • provide
    • offer
    • write
    preposition
    • commentary on
    phrases
    • be a sad commentary (on something)
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  3.  
    [countable, uncountable] commentary (on something) a criticism or discussion of something
    • The petty quarrels were a sad commentary on the state of the government.
    • The movie is a biting commentary on contemporary life in a big city.
    • political commentary
    Extra Examples
    • The novel provides a powerful social commentary on post-war Germany.
    • The film is part love story and part social commentary.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • detailed
    • critical
    • political
    verb + commentary
    • provide
    • offer
    • write
    preposition
    • commentary on
    phrases
    • be a sad commentary (on something)
    See full entry
  4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin commentarius, commentarium (adjective, used as a noun), from commentari, frequentative of comminisci ‘devise’.
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