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excerpts

UK //ˈeksɜːpts//US //ˈeksɜːrpts//

词源

源自拉丁语 'excerptus',意为 '摘出' 或 '选取',由 'ex-'(出)和 'carpere'(摘取)组成。

noun

❶ 从书籍、文章或演讲中摘录的片段或选段,通常用于展示或引用其中的部分内容。

“The book includes excerpts from famous speeches.”

(这本书收录了著名演讲的片段。)

“She read excerpts from her new novel at the event.”

(她在活动上朗读了她新小说中的选段。)

同义词:extracts, passages, selections

verb

❶ 从文本或演讲中选取部分内容作为摘录或引用。

“The editor excerpted the most interesting parts of the article.”

(编辑从文章中摘录了最有趣的部分。)

“She excerpted a paragraph from the report for her presentation.”

(她从报告中摘录了一段用于她的演讲。)

同义词:extract, quote, cite

常见短语

excerpts from — 表示从某处摘录的内容,常用于介绍来源或出处。

“The documentary included excerpts from historical documents.”

(纪录片中包含了历史文献的摘录。)