单词 | said |
释义 | said (once / 3 pages) adj The word said is the past tense of the verb "say," but it can also be used as an adjective to refer to something that has been previously introduced. Although said is most commonly used as the past tense of the verb say, its use as an adjective comes mainly in legal and business writing. In that vein, the word offers a reference to something that was mentioned earlier. The judge may tell you that if you can't provide said evidence, your case will be dismissed. That evidence was mentioned before. If you don't know what the said example is, you must not have been paying attention. WORD FAMILYsaid: saidest, unsaid+/say: said, saying, says, unsay/saying: sayings/unsay: unsaying, unsays USAGE EXAMPLESDarnold, still calm as a librarian, said he was a little shocked. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) The border agency said that there was “no indication” of malice involved in the system crash. Time(Jan 03, 2017) At Miami International Airport, thousands of passengers from more than 30 international flights were delayed from entering the country, a spokesman said. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) adj being the one previously mentioned or spoken of said party has denied the charges Syn aforementioned, aforesaid same same in identity |
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