anecdote

[US]/ˈænɪkdəʊt/
[UK]/ˈænɪkdoʊt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 掌故, 趣闻, 轶事
Word Forms
复数anecdotes

Phrases & Collocations

personal anecdote

个人趣闻

Example Sentences

he told anecdotes about his job.

他讲了有关他工作的趣闻。

the book's anecdotes have scant regard for credibility.

该书中的轶事很少注意其可信性。

such anecdotes cannot be a basis for generalization.

这种传闻是不能作为归纳总结基础的。

She knows many anecdotes of Bacon.

她知道许多有关培根的轶事。

anecdotes culled from Greek and Roman history.

从希腊和罗马历史中选出的趣闻。

here are a couple of anecdotes that might tickle your fancy .

这是几则趣闻,可能会引发你的兴趣。

he has little space for anecdote, but the text is no flat-footed catalogue.

他本人无甚轶闻逸事,但他的这部作品却决非一本沉闷的明细账。

The book is packed with anecdotes to buttress their view that she is a likeable Everywoman.

这本书充斥着各种轶事,使得他们更加坚信她不过是个普通女人。

He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.

他讲述了一两桩他当警察时的趣事。

The lecturer told a few jokes and anecdotes to add color to his talk.

演讲者穿插着说了几个笑话和几则轶事, 为其演讲增色。

He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.

他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。

He followed this up with a few horrifying anecdotes from his own past.

他接下去讲了几件有关自己过去的令人震惊的轶事。

I chatted up the paper's editor, feigning interest in his anecdotes .

我故意和报纸编辑攀谈,假装对他的奇闻轶事很感兴趣。

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