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quotations

UK //kwəʊˈteɪʃənz//US //kwoʊˈteɪʃənz//

词源

源自拉丁语 'quotatio',意为'计算'或'列举',后演变为指'引用'和'报价'。

noun

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。)

同义词:citations, references, excerpts, prices, estimates

常见短语

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。)