excerpt
/ˈeksɜːpt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeksɜːrpt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈek-ˌsərpt ˈeg-ˌzərpt/ (ame, mw) · /ekˈsɜːpt/ (bre, ipa) · /ekˈsɝːpt/ (ame, ipa)
excerpt — noun
- excerptsingular
- excerptsplural
1. a segment lifted from a longer work — such as a book, a speech, a film, or a mus
a segment lifted from a longer work — such as a book, a speech, a film, or a musical recording — and shown or read on its own.
Amihan read an excerpt from her favourite novel during the school assembly.
excerpt from + possessive noun
The magazine published a long excerpt from the mayor's speech about the new park.
Sofia copied an excerpt from the science textbook into her research notes.
A short excerpt of the song was played on the radio before the full album came out.
- extract
very similar in meaning; extract is slightly more formal and common in academic contexts
- passage
a broader term that can refer to any section of a text, not necessarily a short one taken from a longer work
- quotation
specifically a word-for-word repetition, often of a spoken statement or written phrase
文法句型
excerpt from + source
用法筆記
An excerpt always refers to a small portion of a longer original. The preposition from is more common than of when naming the source work.
常見錯誤
excerpt — verb
- excerptpresent simple I / you / we / they
- excerpts3rd person singular
- excerpting-ing form
- excerptedpast simple
1. to take a short piece from a longer work — a book, speech, article, or recording
to take a short piece from a longer work — a book, speech, article, or recording — and publish or present it separately.
The newspaper excerpted three paragraphs from the journalist's full report.
excerpt + direct object + from + source
The author agreed to excerpt a chapter from her novel for the literary magazine.
Wren excerpted the key statistics from the study to share with the research team.
Sade's speech was excerpted and broadcast on the evening news.
文法句型
excerpt + noun phrase + from + source
be excerpted from + source
用法筆記
Often used in the passive voice (be excerpted from). The verb is less common in everyday conversation and appears more frequently in formal, academic, or journalistic writing.