anecdote

/ˈænɪkdəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈænɪkdəʊt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈa-nik-ˌdōt/ (ame, mw)

anecdote — 名詞

  • anecdotesingular
  • anecdotesplural

1. a true story about one event, usually told to make people laugh or show what som

1.名詞C1
釋義

趣聞；軼事

講真人真事的小故事

a true story about one event, usually told to make people laugh or show what someone is like.

例句

At dinner, Grandpa told an anecdote about losing his shoes in Rome.

晚餐時，爺爺講了一則在羅馬弄丟鞋子的趣聞。

tell an anecdote about something

The mayor opened the meeting with an anecdote from her first campaign.

市長在會議一開始先講了一則她第一次競選時的軼事。

open with an anecdote

同義詞
  • story

    the broad everyday word; it can be much longer and may be invented

  • tale

    more literary and often suggests imagination or exaggeration

  • reminiscence

    a remembered account from the past, often longer and more reflective

文法句型

an anecdote about something

tell/share an anecdote

open with an anecdote

用法筆記

Often follows verbs like tell, share, and open with. In speeches or articles, one anecdote is often placed near the beginning to make a person or topic feel vivid before the main point appears.

常見錯誤

❌Grandpa said an anecdote about army life.
✅Grandpa told an anecdote about army life.
💡Use 'tell', not 'say', with stories.
❌She shared an anecdote of her first job.
✅She shared an anecdote about her first job.
💡'About' is the usual preposition for the topic.