word-for-word
/ˌwɜːd.fəˈwɜː.d/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌwɝːd.fɚˈwɝːd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈwərd-fər-ˈwərd How to pronounce word-for-word (audio)/ (ame, mw)
word-for-word — 形容詞
1. used to describe a version of a text or spoken statement that keeps every single
逐字的
一字不改的；照原文字句的
used to describe a version of a text or spoken statement that keeps every single word of the original, without changing, omitting, or adding anything.
The newspaper printed a word-for-word transcript of the prime minister's press conference.
報紙刊登了總理記者會的逐字稿。
attributive: word-for-word + transcript
Was the email a word-for-word copy of the original message or a summary?
那封電子郵件是原文的逐字副本，還是只是摘要？
interrogative: was it a word-for-word copy?
Hoa discovered that the English novel was a word-for-word translation of the French original.
華發現那本英文小說根本是法語原著的逐字翻譯。
Her word-for-word account of the board meeting left no detail out.
她對董事會議的逐字記錄沒有遺漏任何細節。
A word-for-word quotation of the contract clause would settle the argument.
合約條款的逐字引用就能解決這項爭議。
- paraphrased
restated in different words while keeping the meaning
- summarised
condensed into fewer words, omitting details
文法句型
word-for-word + noun
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position), never after a linking verb. Compare 'This is a word-for-word translation' (✓) with '*This translation is word-for-word' (✗). For the adverbial meaning after a verb, see the phrasal-verb entry below.
常見錯誤
word-for-word — 片語動詞
- word-for-wordbase form
- word-for-words3rd person singular
- word-for-wording-ing form
- word-for-wordedpast simple
1. used after a verb to say that someone repeats, copies, or quotes language using
逐字地
一字不差地；照原話
used after a verb to say that someone repeats, copies, or quotes language using the exact original words, with no changes or omissions.
The translator checked every sentence to ensure it matched the source document word for word.
翻譯員檢查每一個句子，確保它與原始文件逐字吻合。
collocation: match something word for word
Tamar could repeat the entire folk song word for word after hearing it just twice.
塔瑪只聽過兩次就能把整首民謠逐字唱出來。
collocation: repeat something word for word
The student copied the answer word for word from the textbook without understanding it.
那名學生照課本逐字抄寫答案，卻完全不懂內容。
Kemi quoted the professor's explanation word for word during her final presentation.
凱米在期末報告中逐字引述教授的說明。
The witness repeated the conversation word for word for the courtroom recorder.
證人為法庭記錄員逐字重述了那段對話。
- in one's own words
restating the meaning without using the original wording
- loosely
approximately, without strict accuracy
文法句型
verb + word for word
用法筆記
Written without hyphens when used adverbially after a verb. Do not hyphenate as 'word-for-word' in this position — hyphens are reserved for the attributive adjective use (see adjective entry above).