Noun I was offended by his remark. I've heard many disparaging remarks about him. an author known for making witty remarks The incident passed without remark. Verb “It's so hot today,” she remarked. her date awkwardly remarked on the attractiveness of the background music in the restaurant See More
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Since winning his primary, Masters has played down that remark. Libby Cathey, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2022 Martin Earley of the Ballroom Thieves made that remark early on during the band’s day-opening performance Saturday at the Newport Folk Festival, and words to that effect were heard at set after set throughout the day. Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2022 The Congressional panel played a video of Barr making that remark during Thursday’s hearing. Mike Cason | Mcason@al.com, al, 10 June 2022 At the time Trump made that remark, Putin's unprovoked attack on Ukraine had been raging for days. Dean Obeidallah, CNN, 6 Mar. 2022 When Roberts made that remark in 2017 during oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, the Journal’s editorial board took a different tone towards the idea that House seats should align with partisanship. Matt Ford, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2022 That remark elicits an affirmative response from Evon Black, a fellow Gallaudet alumna who is associate director of the center. Donna M. Owens, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022 That remark infuriated Truman, effectively ending the conversation. Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 13 Jan. 2022 Masters spoke a day after McConnell suggested that Republican efforts to win control of the Senate could be imperiled by lackluster candidates, a remark widely interpreted to be directed at candidates including Masters. Jonathan J. Cooper, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2022
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Those around him often remark about his ability to remain unflappable and unfazed.San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Instead of focusing on how happy Teigen and her son look together, commenters saw an opportunity to remark on Teigen’s appearance. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2022 Most of all, many shoppers remark on their plans to buy more and more of these organizers for every part of their house. Annie Burdick, PEOPLE.com, 27 July 2022 Hundreds took to social media before, during and after the storms to remark on how bizarre the sky scene was as the storms rolled in. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 5 July 2022 His comments led Kranz to remark that the chamber event was an outdoor gathering, not an indoor one. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2022 People walking by frequently stopped to remark on the damage. Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 May 2022 On three occasions during his seven-minute postgame news conference, Kidd went out of his way to remark on how much zone his team has seen in the Western Conference finals. Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 2022 Professor Dafny said the FTC's reluctance to publicly remark on the merger isn't unusual. Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
French remarque, from Middle French, from remarquer to remark, from re- re- + marquer to mark — more at marque
ADJECTIVE | VERB + REMARK | REMARK + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤brief, passing簡短的話語;順便講的話➤occasional偶爾談及的話➤casual, chance, off-the-cuff, throwaway隨便講的話;隨意的評論;即席評論;脫口而出的評論➤prepared (especially NAmE) 有準備的話語◇He had a set of prepared remarks.他說了一通事先準備好的話。➤careless, inappropriate不小心的話;不恰當的話◇the sad consequences of one careless remark一句不小心的話所造成的不幸後果➤catty, caustic, cutting, derogatory, disparaging, insulting, nasty, offensive, pointed, scathing, snide惡毒的言語;尖刻的話;貶損的話語;侮辱人的話;難聽的話;衝撞的話語;一針見血的話;嚴厲的評論;諷刺的話◇He made some snide remarks about his opponent's skill.他說了一些諷刺對手技能的話。➤complimentary, encouraging, kind稱讚的話語;鼓勵的話語;好話➤innocent天真的話語➤critical批評的言辭➤sarcastic挖苦的話➤smart (especially NAmE) 自作聰明的話◇There is no room for jokes and smart remarks.現在顧不上開玩笑或說些俏皮話。➤flippant, offhand輕浮的話;簡慢的話◇a conflict that comes about through someone's offhand remark or careless mistake由某人簡慢的話語或粗心的錯誤引起的衝突➤controversial引起爭議的言辭➤inflammatory, provocative煽動性的話;挑釁的言辭➤famous著名的評論➤cryptic隱晦的話➤odd, strange奇怪的話➤silly, stupid傻話➤funny, witty有趣的評論;詼諧的言語◇He's always making witty remarks.他說話總是很詼諧。➤anti-Semitic, homophobic, racist, sexist反猶太人的言論;憎惡同性戀的言論;種族主義的言論;性別歧視的言辭◇Racist or sexist remarks are never acceptable in the workplace.工作場所絕不容許有種族主義或性別歧視的言論。➤crude, obscene, rude粗鄙的話;下流話;無禮的言語➤defamatory誹謗的言辭➤personal人身攻擊◇How dare you make personal remarks!你竟然敢進行人身攻擊!➤general籠統的話➤introductory, opening, preliminary開場白;開幕詞➤closing, concluding, final閉幕詞;結束語◇I agreed with most of what he said at the beginning of the speech but not with his closing remarks.我贊同他演講開始時說的大部份話,但不同意他的結束語。VERB + REMARK➤deliver, give, make, offer, pass, utter給予評論;作出評論;進行評說◇The Pope delivered his remarks before boarding his plane.教皇在登機之前發表了看法。◇I gave my remarks at the benefit.在義演中我發表了評論。◇She made a disparaging remark about men.她說了一句貶低男人的話。◇Candice would have liked to offer a smart remark at that moment.那時坎迪斯本想說句取巧的話。➤withdraw (especially BrE) 收回所言◇He was expelled from the party for failing to withdraw his controversial remarks.他因沒有收回引起爭議的話而被開除出黨。➤address, direct針對⋯的話◇Who were those rude remarks addressed to?那些無禮的言辭是針對誰的 ?➤add添加話語◇She was just about to add some sarcastic remark when her phone rang.她正準備再說點兒諷刺的話,這時電話鈴響了。➤preface以⋯作為開場白◇I must preface my remarks with a confession.講話之前我必須首先認個錯。➤begin開始講話◇He began his remarks with a prayer.他講話前先進行了禱告。➤conclude結束講話◇The President concluded his remarks by thanking everyone who had helped.總統在結束講話時對所有提供過幫助的人表示了感謝。➤clarify澄清講話➤hear, read聽到/讀到評論➤interpret, take理解講話◇Please don't interpret my remarks as support for the current system.請不要把我的講話理解成對當前體制的支持。◇The White House said it took such remarks very seriously.白宮表示很重視這種言論。➤ignore, take no notice of不理會評論◇I just ignored her last remark.我毫不理會她最後所說的話。REMARK + VERB➤apply to sb/sth評論適用於⋯◇These remarks apply equally to doctors.這些評論也適用於醫生。➤be directed at/to sb話語指向某人◇The remark was directed at him.這話是針對他說的。➤suggest sth話語暗示⋯◇Her remarks suggest that the negotiations may be successful.她的話暗示談判可能成功。➤reflect sth話語反映⋯◇The General's remarks do not reflect the view of the government.這位將軍的談話並不反映政府的觀點。➤provoke sth言辭激起⋯◇The remark provoked an angry response from the crowd.這些話激起了人群的憤怒。PREPOSITION➤in a/the remark在評論中◇He made a few factual errors in his remarks on Rembrandt.他在評論倫勃朗的時候犯了幾個事實性的錯誤。➤remark about, remark concerning, remark on關於⋯的評論◇I shall keep my remarks on the subject brief.我將簡單地講一下這個題目。➤remark by, remark from出自⋯的話◇remarks by officials官員們說的話➤remark to對⋯說的話◇a casual remark to his father對他父親隨便說的一句話remark
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ADVERB | VERB + REMARK | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤casually隨便一提◇She remarked casually that she was leaving her job.她漫不經心地說她要辭職。➤pointedly一針見血地說➤lightly, mildly輕鬆地說;溫和地說➤drily, sarcastically, wryly冷淡地說;挖苦地說➤ruefully懊悔地說➤jokingly開玩笑地說➤cheerfully高興地說➤coolly冷漠地說➤snidely冷嘲熱諷地說➤famously眾所周知地說過VERB + REMARK➤be heard to被聽見說⋯PREPOSITION➤on, upon評論⋯◇Several people remarked on her outfit.好幾個人對她的服飾發表了看法。➤to向⋯說起◇He remarked to Jane that he had not heard from Sally for a long time.他對簡說已經好久沒收到薩莉的信了。