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said

UK /sed/US /sed/

词源

源自古英语 'sægde'(say 的过去式),最终源自原始日耳曼语 *sagjaną,意为“说”或“讲述”。

verb

❶ say 的过去式和过去分词形式,表示已经说过的内容或引述他人的话。常用于陈述事实或转述他人观点。

“She said she would come back tomorrow.”

(她说她明天会回来。)

“He said nothing about the accident.”

(他对事故只字未提。)

同义词:stated, declared, mentioned

adjective

❶ 指前面提到过的或特定的人或事物,常用于正式或法律文件中。

“The said contract was signed last week.”

(上述合同已于上周签署。)

“Please deliver the goods to the said address.”

(请将货物送至上述地址。)

同义词:aforementioned, aforesaid

常见短语

that said — 用于引出与之前观点相对立的补充说明,相当于“尽管如此”或“话虽如此”。

“The weather was bad. That said, we still had a great time.”

(天气很糟糕。尽管如此,我们依然玩得很开心。)

having said that — 用于在肯定某事后提出相反或限制性的观点,类似“不过”或“话说回来”。

“The food was delicious. Having said that, it was quite expensive.”

(食物很美味。不过话说回来,价格相当昂贵。)