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anecdote

美音:[´ænək´dəut ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.轶事,奇闻

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an-=negative(否定)=not,without 变化型a-,am-

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account  joke  narrative  story  tale  yarn    

anecdote


/'ænɪkdəʊt; `ænɪk,dot/
n short, interesting or amusing story about a real person or event 轶事, 逸闻(关于真人真事的短小有趣的事).

anecdote


n[C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French;Origin:Latin anekdota 'things not published', from ekdidonai 'to publish']
a short story based on your personal experience
 The book is full of amusing anecdotes about his life in Japan.
1. Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.
    当然, 这类奇闻中的疑难处当然在于人们无法区别因与果.

2. Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect. Was the noise a cause of the illness, or were the complaints about noise merely a symptom?
    这类奇闻的疑难之处是无法区别因果关系。是噪音引起了(精神)病呢,还是(精神)病的症状之一是对噪音的抱怨?

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