ana

IPA/ˌeɪ.enˈeɪ/
KK[ˈɑnə]IPA/ˌeɪ.enˈeɪ/

ana — 名詞

  • anasingular
  • anasplural

1. a book or set of written pieces that brings together short stories, remarks, and

1.名詞C2
釋義

軼事集

收錄人物或地方軼事的集子

a book or set of written pieces that brings together short stories, remarks, and other curious facts about a particular person, place, or subject.

例句

Wei edited an ana of his grandfather's letters, jokes, and travel stories.

Wei 編了一本收錄祖父書信、笑話和旅行故事的軼事集。

an ana of + letters, jokes, and stories

The town museum keeps an ana about the first families in the valley.

鎮上的博物館保存著一本記錄山谷第一批住戶故事的軼事集。

an ana about + place or group

同義詞
  • collection

    much broader and more common; it does not specifically suggest short anecdotal pieces.

  • anthology

    usually focuses on selected literary works such as poems or stories rather than remarks and odd facts.

  • miscellany

    stresses a mixed set of different materials, often without the personal or local focus of ana.

  • scrapbook

    more personal and physical, often with pictures and clippings rather than an edited written volume.

文法句型

an ana of + stories / letters / remarks

an ana about + person / place / topic

用法筆記

Mostly seen in book titles, museum descriptions, and writing about old collections rather than in everyday speech. It usually takes a following phrase that tells whose stories or information are being gathered.

常見錯誤

❌I bought ana from the shop.
✅I bought an ana about the poet.
💡This rare noun normally needs a following phrase showing whose stories or facts the collection contains.
❌The article gave an ana of the fire.
✅The article gave an account of the fire.
💡'ana' names a collection of short pieces, not a single report about one event.