anecdotal + noun
作定语时,常修饰 evidence、account、story 等名词。
The report is based on anecdotal evidence rather than hard data.
该报告基于轶事证据而非确凿数据。
轶事的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
轶事的
having the character of an anecdote
The report is based on anecdotal evidence rather than hard data.
该报告基于轶事证据而非确凿数据。
轶事性质的;与轶事有关的。
Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
包含许多轶事的;充满轶事的。
Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
The report is based on anecdotal evidence, not on careful research.
这份报告基于轶事证据,而非仔细研究。
She gave an anecdotal account of her trip, full of funny incidents.
她用轶事的方式讲述了自己的旅行,满是趣事。
These results are merely anecdotal and cannot be used to draw firm conclusions.
这些结果仅是传闻性的,不能用来得出确定的结论。
作定语时,常修饰 evidence、account、story 等名词。
The report is based on anecdotal evidence rather than hard data.
该报告基于轶事证据而非确凿数据。
作表语时,表示仅凭个人见闻、缺乏系统性验证。
His explanation is anecdotal and lacks scientific support.
他的解释是轶事式的,缺乏科学支持。
Not this
He presented anecdote evidence.
Use this
He presented anecdotal evidence.
anecdote 是名词,不能修饰名词;此处需要形容词 anecdotal 来修饰 evidence。
Not this
He told an anecdotal.
Use this
He told an anecdote.
anecdotal 是形容词,不能作 told 的宾语;此处需要名词 anecdote。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
轶事证据;传闻证据
The claim is supported only by anecdotal evidence, not by scientific studies.
这一说法仅有轶事证据支持,而没有科学研究佐证。
轶事报道;传闻报道
There have been anecdotal reports of side effects, but no formal study.
一直有关于副作用的轶事报道,但没有正式研究。
轶事描述;传闻叙述
Her article relies on anecdotal accounts from local residents.
她的文章依赖当地居民的轶事描述。
纯属传闻的;纯轶事的
The connection he describes is purely anecdotal.
他所描述的联系纯属传闻。
Use anecdotal naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想:anecdote(轶事)变形容词加-al;想象讲故事的人伸长脖子(neck)谈奇闻轶事,谈兴正浓。
语域:mixed 常见场景:academic writing、journalism、everyday conversation anecdotal 通常用于正式或半正式语境,尤其是在讨论证据、报道或个人经历时;日常口语中也会出现,但更常见于学术写作和新闻评论。它强调基于个人见闻而非系统数据。
真正的韵脚:total 和 teetotal(重读元音 /əʊ/ 后接 /təl/),与 anecdotal 的 /ˌænekˈdəʊtəl/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的 anecdote 和 antidote 重音在第一音节,结尾读 /dəʊt/,不是 /dəʊtəl/,因此不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.