
好词典

源自中古英语 'coten',最终来自拉丁语 'quotare'(计算,列举),与 'quote' 同源。
❶ 引用或重复他人的话,通常是为了支持自己的观点或提供证据。可以是直接引用原话,也可以是间接转述。
“She was quoting Shakespeare in her speech.”
(她在演讲中引用了莎士比亚的话。)
“The journalist kept quoting the politician's exact words.”
(记者不断引用那位政治家的原话。)
❶ 报价或给出价格,通常用于商业或金融交易中。
“The contractor is quoting a price for the renovation work.”
(承包商正在为装修工程报价。)
“Can you quote me a price for this item?”
(你能给我报一下这件商品的价格吗?)
quoting directly — 直接引用原文或原话,不加任何修改或解释。
“In academic writing, it's important to indicate when you're quoting directly.”
(在学术写作中,标明直接引用的内容很重要。)
quoting out of context — 断章取义地引用,可能导致原意被曲解。
“The advertisement was criticized for quoting the scientist's words out of context.”
(这则广告因断章取义地引用科学家的话而受到批评。)