| 单词 | version |
| 释义 | version (once / 142 pages) 1n 2n If the professor says, “Read the complete works of Shakespeare” and you go for the Cliff Notes, you could say you read a short version of the Bard’s work, but really, you're cheating. A version is a specific edition or form of something. Version derives from the Latin vertere, "to turn." Think of it as someone taking a turn, as in an adaptation of a work of art or literature. "Can you believe they made an animated version of The Sinking of the Lusitania?" Or someone giving their own account of an event. "Your version of what happened the night we got locked in the storage unit is totally different from mine!" WORD FAMILYversion: versions USAGE EXAMPLESIn February he’s expected to introduce the executive version of the 2017-19 state budget. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated he was chairman of Estée Lauder. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) “Happy New Year!” is a less-profane version of what a young man in one of the many crowded stairwells shouts at us. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n something a little different from others of the same type an experimental version of the night fighter Syn|Hyper edition, variant, variation type a subdivision of a particular kind of thing 2n an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint his version of the fight was different from mine Hypo|Hyper approximation an imprecise or incomplete account interpretation an explanation that results from interpreting something 3n a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form Syn|Hypo|Hyper adaptation modernisation, modernization a modernized version (as of a play) versificationa metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text) piece of writing, writing, written material the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect) 4n a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language Syn|Hypo|Hyper interlingual rendition, rendering, translation mistranslation an incorrect translation crib, pony, trota literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) retroversiontranslation back into the original language caption, subtitletranslation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen supertitle, surtitletranslation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage written account, written record a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events 5n a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper interpretation, reading reinterpretation a new or different meaning anagogea mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture) internal representation, mental representation, representation a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image n manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery) Hyper turn, turning the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course |
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