
好词典

源自拉丁语 'quotatio',意为'计算'或'列举',后演变为指'引用'和'报价'。
❶ 指从书籍、演讲等中摘录的原话或段落,通常用于支持论点或展示权威观点。
“The essay included several quotations from Shakespeare's plays.”
(这篇论文引用了莎士比亚戏剧中的几段话。)
“She marked the quotations in the book with yellow highlighter.”
(她用黄色荧光笔在书中标出了引用的句子。)
❶ 商业中指向客户提供的产品或服务的价格,通常以书面形式呈现。
“We received three different quotations for the renovation work.”
(我们收到了三份不同的装修报价。)
“The company sent a detailed quotation for the new software.”
(公司发来了新软件的详细报价单。)
direct quotation — 直接引用,指一字不差地引用原文,通常用引号标注。
“The journalist used a direct quotation from the president's speech.”
(记者直接引用了总统演讲中的原话。)
quotation marks — 引号,用于标注直接引用的文字或表示特殊含义的词语。
“Remember to put the title of the article in quotation marks.”
(记得把文章标题放在引号里。)