quote unquote

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /kwəʊ̯t ʌn.kwəʊ̯t/|/kwəʊ̯t ɒn.kwəʊ̯t/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Emphasizes the following (or sometimes preceding) word or phrase for irony, or marks it as not the normal sense of the term. idiomatic,not-comparable
    — Maybe you should ask your quote unquote friend what happened to the money.
副词 adv.
  1. Used in spoken language to delimit a quotation in the same function as quotation marks. not-comparable
    — Adam Smith claimed that a capitalist is, quote, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention, unquote.

词形变化

quote-unquote alternative quote on quote alternative quote end quote alternative quote … unquote canonical quote-unquote alternative quote on quote alternative quote end quote alternative

词源

词源 1
From quote + unquote, a spoken equivalent of air quotes, used to express satire, sarcasm, irony or euphemism, analogous to scare quotes in print.
词源 2
From quote + unquote, a spoken equivalent of air quotes, used to express satire, sarcasm, irony or euphemism, analogous to scare quotes in print.
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