paraphrase
Word family nounparaphraserparaphraseadjectiveparaphrasticadverbparaphrastically
par·a·phrase1 /ˈpærəfreɪz/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT] ALSLto express in a shorter, clearer, or different way what someone has said or written 意译,释义,改述 → summarize To paraphrase Finkelstein, mathematics is a language, like English. 芬克尔斯坦的意思是,数学是一门语言,就像英语一样。
paraphrase• If it is not a Minister, please will he paraphrase.• Ask them to paraphrase a short story, and they may repeat it verbatim without making changes.• To paraphrase an old saying, the water has to be there for the horse to be able to drink.• The article only paraphrased Castro's words, and gave no direct quotes.• If, however, an existential claim is expressed in such a manner, then it can be paraphrased in terms of valid inference.• To paraphrase Jefferson, that means every citizen should receive those services and be capable of using them.• This paraphrased perfectly my private plot to forget Charlie Northrup the way everybody else was forgetting him.• After frontal damage, the patient may just paraphrase the proverb.• Ever since, numerous writers have paraphrased these sentiments, either in their fiction or through their own self-scrutiny. paraphrase2 ●○○ noun [countableC] ALSLa statement that expresses in a shorter, clearer, or different way what someone has said or written 意译,释义,改述 → summary Origin paraphrase2 (1500-1600) French Latin, from Greek, from paraphrazein “to paraphrase”