anecdote英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A short account of a real incident or person, often humorous or interesting. countable,uncountable

— tell an anecdote
An account which supports an argument, but which is not supported by scientific or statistical analysis. countable,uncountable
A previously untold secret account of an incident. countable,uncountable

动词 v.

To tell anecdotes (about). ambitransitive

— They were all men of the same set, knowing one another intimately, and knowing the same people; so they fell to talking and anecdoting in such pleasant wise that dinner-time approached […]

词形变化

anecdotes plural anecdota alternative anecdoton alternative anecdotum alternative anecdotes present,singular,third-person anecdoting participle,present anecdoted participle,past anecdoted past anecdota alternative anecdoton alternative anecdotum alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

anecdotage anecdotal anecdotalism anecdotally anecdotard anecdotarian anecdoter anecdotic anecdotical anecdotish anecdotist anecdotive anecdotographer the plural of anecdote is not data

词源

词源 1

Late 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”).
Virtually identical cognates in other European languages – French anecdote, German Anekdote, Spanish anécdota, among others.

词源 2

Late 17ᵗʰ c., from French anecdote, from Ancient Greek ἀνέκδοτος (anékdotos, “accounts unpublished”), from ἀν- (an-, “not, un-”) + ἔκδοτος (ékdotos, “published”), from ἐκδίδωμι (ekdídōmi, “I publish”), from ἐκ- (ek-, “out”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”).
Virtually identical cognates in other European languages – French anecdote, German Anekdote, Spanish anécdota, among others.