parrot-fashion
parrot-fashion — 副詞
1. by repeating fixed words exactly as heard, often without fully understanding the
死記硬背
只照原話背誦，不求理解
by repeating fixed words exactly as heard, often without fully understanding them.
Tariq repeated the safety rules parrot-fashion before the drill began.
演練開始前，Tariq 只是死記硬背地重複那些安全規則。
repeat + object + parrot-fashion
Lakshmi learned the prayer parrot-fashion and could not explain a line.
Lakshmi 用死記硬背的方式背會那段祈禱文，卻說不出其中一句的意思。
learn by exact repetition, without understanding
The boy answered parrot-fashion, copying the teacher's words about volcanoes.
那個男孩回答時只是死記硬背，把老師講火山的話照著重複。
Erik recited the poem parrot-fashion while staring at the classroom wall.
Erik 盯著教室牆壁，用死記硬背的方式背誦那首詩。
Hana described the science process parrot-fashion instead of using her own words.
Hana 解釋那個科學流程時只是死記硬背，沒有用自己的話說。
- by rote
close in meaning, but it can sound more neutral in school or memory contexts
- mechanically
broader and less tied to repeating exact words
- word for word
focuses on exact repetition but does not itself imply poor understanding
- automatically
suggests reflex or habit rather than copied verbal formula
- thoughtfully
shows active understanding and judgment instead of blind repetition
- in your own words
stresses personal reformulation instead of repeating a fixed text
文法句型
learn something parrot-fashion
repeat something parrot-fashion
recite something parrot-fashion
用法筆記
Usually follows verbs such as 'learn', 'repeat', 'recite', or 'answer'. It suggests exact verbal copying with little real understanding, unlike 'word for word', which can be accurate without sounding critical.