excerpt
/ˈeksɜːpt/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈeksɜːrpt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈek-ˌsərpt ˈeg-ˌzərpt/ (ame, mw) · /ekˈsɜːpt/ (bre, ipa) · /ekˈsɝːpt/ (ame, ipa)
excerpt — 名詞
- excerptsingular
- excerptsplural
1. a segment lifted from a longer work — such as a book, a speech, a film, or a mus
摘錄
從較長作品中選出的一段
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.
Amihan 在學校集會上朗讀了她最喜愛小說中的一段摘錄。
excerpt from + possessive noun
The magazine published a long excerpt from the mayor's speech about the new park.
該雜誌刊登了市長關於新公園演說的長篇摘錄。
Sofia copied an excerpt from the science textbook into her research notes.
Sofia 將科學教科書中的一段摘錄抄進她的研究筆記。
A short excerpt of the song was played on the radio before the full album came out.
完整專輯發行前，電臺播放了這首歌的一小段摘錄。
- 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 — 動詞
- 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
摘選；節錄
從較長作品中選取部分內容
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.
該報從記者完整報導中摘選了三段文字。
excerpt + direct object + from + source
The author agreed to excerpt a chapter from her novel for the literary magazine.
這位作者同意從她的小說中節錄一章供文學雜誌刊登。
Wren excerpted the key statistics from the study to share with the research team.
Wren 從那份研究中摘選了關鍵數據與研究團隊分享。
Sade's speech was excerpted and broadcast on the evening news.
Sade 的演說被節錄後在晚間新聞中播出。
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.