英语词汇“firsthand”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adjadv

Anything firsthand is directly experienced, so your firsthand knowledge of the new math teacher's purple hair comes from the fact that you've seen it with your very own eyes.

When you get information from someone who saw something happen or heard something said, that's firsthand evidence. And anything you see or hear yourself is also firsthand. Your summer job might be a firsthand look at what farming is really like. Interviewing a witness to a crime gives a police officer firsthand testimony about what exactly happened. This word, coined around 1690, comes from the idea that the maker of something is its first hand.

WORD FAMILY

firsthand

USAGE EXAMPLES

"They provide a firsthand look at the dangerous situations officers encounter on a daily basis, and improve transparency while building trust."

Reuters(Dec 28, 2016)

“We are not inclined to consider this information as firsthand. The accuracy of these words first needs to be checked.”

Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016)

There are so many survivors’ firsthand accounts about life after nuclear attack to read.

Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016)

1adj received directly from a source

firsthand information

Syn

primary

of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary

2adv from the original source; directly

I heard this story firsthand

Syn

at first hand

单词	firsthand
释义	firsthand (once / 7425 pages) adjadv Anything firsthand is directly experienced, so your firsthand knowledge of the new math teacher's purple hair comes from the fact that you've seen it with your very own eyes. When you get information from someone who saw something happen or heard something said, that's firsthand evidence. And anything you see or hear yourself is also firsthand. Your summer job might be a firsthand look at what farming is really like. Interviewing a witness to a crime gives a police officer firsthand testimony about what exactly happened. This word, coined around 1690, comes from the idea that the maker of something is its first hand. WORD FAMILY firsthand USAGE EXAMPLES "They provide a firsthand look at the dangerous situations officers encounter on a daily basis, and improve transparency while building trust." Reuters(Dec 28, 2016) “We are not inclined to consider this information as firsthand. The accuracy of these words first needs to be checked.” Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) There are so many survivors’ firsthand accounts about life after nuclear attack to read. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj received directly from a source firsthand information Syn primary of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary 2adv from the original source; directly I heard this story firsthand Syn at first hand
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