1unit of language語言單位ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORD | WORD + VERB | WORD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤two-letter, three-letter, etc.兩個字母、三個字母等的詞▸➤monosyllabic, polysyllabic單音節詞;多音節詞▸➤two-syllable, three-syllable, etc.雙音節詞、三音節詞等▸➤big, difficult, fancy, hard, long大詞;難詞;華麗的辭藻;長詞◇He uses big words to impress people.他用一些大詞來給人們留下印象。◇'Mendacity' is just a fancy word for 'lying'.mendacity 這個詞其實就是 lying (撒謊)的一個飾詞而已。➤polite禮貌用語◇a more polite word for the same thing表達同樣意思的更禮貌的用語➤unfamiliar不熟悉的詞➤simple簡單的詞語◇The book uses simple words and pictures to explain complex processes.該書使用簡單的詞語和圖畫來解釋複雜的過程。➤compound, portmanteau (especially BrE) 複合詞;縮合詞◇The portmanteau word 'synergy' combines 'synthesis' and 'energy'.synergy (協同作用)這個縮合詞是由 synthesis (合成)和 energy (能量)這兩個詞縮合而成的。➤native本族語詞▸➤borrowed, loan借詞;外來詞◇When a new fruit is first imported, its name is usually also imported as a loan word.引進一種新水果時,它的名字通常也會作為外來詞同時引進。➤foreign外來詞語➤Greek, Hebrew, Latin, etc.希臘語、希伯來語、拉丁語等詞彙◇'Technology' comes from the Greek word 'techne'.technology (技術)一詞來自於希臘語詞彙 techne。➤content, function實詞;虛詞➤rhyming押韻詞◇The children are asked to think of rhyming words.孩子們被要求想出一些押韻的詞。➤exact, precise, very確切的用詞;精確的話語;正是那個詞◇His exact words were, 'There's nothing we can do about it.'他確切的原話是:“我們對此無能為力。”◇Those were her very words.那正是她的原話。➤clear, plain清楚的話;通俗的用詞▸➤ambiguous有歧義的用詞➤loaded有深意的用詞◇She used loaded words like 'bully' when describing his actions.在描述他的行為時,她用的是一些像 bully (恃強凌弱)之類別有意味的詞語。➤abstract, concrete抽象/具體詞彙▸➤everyday日常詞彙◇I find even everyday words difficult to spell.我發現甚至日常用詞也很難拼寫。➤archaic, obsolete古體詞;過時的詞語▸➤key關鍵詞◇He wrote down a few key words to help him remember what to say.他寫下了一些關鍵詞來幫他記住要說些什麼。➤operative關鍵詞◇He seemed nice. But 'seemed' was the operative word.他好像還不錯吧。不過“好像”二字是關鍵詞。➤right, wrong正確的/錯誤的詞語◇You can't always find the right word when you're translating.翻譯時不是總能找到恰當的詞語。➤misspelled拼錯的詞◇I found several misspelled words and grammatical errors.我發現了幾處拼寫和語法錯誤。➤bad, curse, cuss (NAmE, informal) , dirty, four-letter, naughty, obscene, rude, taboo罵人的話;下流字眼;粗話;髒話;猥褻詞語;禁忌語◇The play is full of four-letter words.這部戲裏滿是髒話。◇Work is a dirty word to Frank. (figurative) 對弗蘭克來說,工作是一個難聽的字眼。(see also swear word)➤slang俚語詞◇It's a slang word meaning 'boy' or 'person'.這是個俚語詞,意思是“男孩”或“人”。➤household家喻戶曉的詞語◇His name has become a household word since he first appeared in the series.自從他在這部連續劇中首次出鏡之後,他的名字已變得家喻戶曉。➤code代號◇The police use code words for their major operations.警察在重大行動中使用代號。➤buzz(usually buzzword) , vogue流行語;時髦詞◇E-marketing is the current buzzword.電子營銷是現在的時髦詞彙。➤magic咒語;神奇的用詞▸➤printed, spoken, written書面語;口語詞◇She combines visual images and the spoken word to great effect in her presentations.在介紹會上,她將視覺影像和語言結合起來,達到了非常好的效果。VERB + WORD➤have有單詞◇Spanish has no word for 'understatement'.西班牙語中沒有與 understatement (保守的說法)相對應的詞。➤use運用詞彙◇He uses lots of long words.他愛用長詞。➤mention提及詞◇I daren't even mention the word 'money' to him.我甚至不敢跟他提“錢”這個字。➤form, make構詞;造詞◇Rearrange the letters to form a word.把這些字母重新組合成一個詞。➤pronounce發音◇How is this word pronounced?這個詞怎麼讀?➤mispronounce發錯單詞的音▸➤spell拼寫單詞▸➤misuse用錯詞◇a word that is often misused經常用錯的詞➤know, speak, understand懂詞語;講話;理解單詞◇I don't speak a word of Swedish.我一句瑞典語也不會講。➤look up查找單詞◇She looked the word up in the dictionary.她在詞典中查到這個單詞。➤find找到單詞◇I couldn't find the right word to express the concept.我找不到恰當的詞來表達這個概念。➤choose, pick選詞◇He chose his words carefully when commenting on her work.在評論她的作品時他字斟句酌。➤translate翻譯單詞▸➤coin, invent創造新詞◇The word 'e-commerce' was coined to refer to business done over the Internet.人們創造了 e-commerce (電子商務)這個單詞來指在因特網上做的生意。WORD + VERB➤mean sth, signify sth單詞意思是⋯/表示⋯▸➤refer to sth, relate to sth單詞指的是⋯/與⋯有關係▸➤convey sth, describe sth, express sth單詞表示⋯/描述⋯/表達⋯◇words describing body parts描述身體部位的詞語◇Words can't express how happy I am.我的幸福難以言表。➤conjure sth up, evoke sth詞語使人想起⋯/喚起⋯◇The word 'cruise' conjures up images of a luxury.* cruise (巡遊)這個詞使人想起奢華的場景。➤imply sth單詞的含義是⋯▸➤denote sth詞語表示⋯◇Bold words denote chapter headings.黑體詞表示章節標題。➤carry sth, have sth單詞帶有⋯◇The same word can carry numerous meanings.同一個單詞可以有多種意思。◇The word has two meanings.這個詞有兩個意思。➤be derived from sth, come from sth, derive from sth單詞派生自⋯;單詞來源於⋯◇'Window' derives from a Norse word meaning 'eye of the wind'.window (窗戶)這個詞來源於古斯堪的那維亞語 中“風眼”一詞。➤begin with sth, end in sth, end with sth單詞以⋯開始;單詞以⋯結尾◇a word beginning with 'c'以 c 開頭的單詞➤rhyme (with sth), sound like sth單詞(與⋯)押韻/聽起來像⋯◇The words at the end of the lines all rhyme.這些詩行末尾的單詞都押韻。◇I'm not sure what he said but the word sounded like 'bull'.我不能確定他說的是什麼,但那個詞聽起來像 bull (公牛)。➤fail sb某人想不出用什麼詞表達感情◇Words fail me (= I cannot express how I feel).我無法用語言表達我的感受。WORD + NOUN➤game, puzzle文字遊戲;填字遊戲➤identification, recognition詞彙識別◇These students have very poor word-recognition skills.這些學生的詞彙識別技巧很差。➤choice措辭➤association詞語聯想➤formation構詞法➤list單詞表PREPOSITION➤in sb's words用某人的話說◇The students had to retell the story in their own words.學生必須用自己的話複述這個故事。➤word for意為⋯的單詞◇What's the French word for 'snail'?snail (蝸牛)一詞用法語怎麼說?➤word in⋯中的詞語◇one of the most common words in the English language英語中最常用的單詞之一PHRASES➤in all senses of the word從任何意義上說◇She was a true friend in all senses of the word.從任何意義上說她都是真正的朋友。➤in other words也就是說◇They're letting me go-in other words, I've been sacked.他們讓我走人。換句話說,我被解雇了。➤in so many words直截了當◇They told me in so many words (= directly) that I was no longer needed.他們直截了當地告訴我已經不再需要我了。➤in the true sense of the word在真正意義上◇People who overeat are not addicts in the true sense of the word.過量飲食者並非真正意義上的成癮者。➤in words of one syllable (= using very simple language)用簡單的語言◇Could you say that again in words of one syllable?你能用簡單的語言再說一遍嗎?word
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2a word that you say or write話語;語言ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORD | WORD + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤angry, cross, hard, harsh氣憤的話;憤怒的言語;刺耳的話◇He never says a harsh word about his experiences.對於自己的經歷他從未抱怨過。➤hurtful, unkind傷人的字眼;不近人情的話▸➤friendly, good, kind, nice友善的話;好話◇He hasn't a good word to say for anybody.他對誰都沒有一句好話。➤final, last (no plural無複數)最終決定◇The Chairman always has the last word (= the final decision) on financial decisions.在作財務決策時,總是董事長最後說了算。VERB + WORD➤put in, say, speak, utter替人說話;講話;吐露◇If you run into the boss, put in a good word for me!如果你遇見老闆,請為我美言幾句!◇Nobody's uttered a word to me about it.沒有任何人向我提過這件事。◇Every word he utters is considered sacred.他所說的每個字都被看作是神聖的。➤give, say講一下;吩咐一下◇Just say the word and I'll go.只要吩咐一聲我馬上就走。➤scream, shout, yell尖叫/高呼/呼喊詞語◇He kept shouting the word 'No!'他不停地高呼“不要”!➤repeat重複詞➤whisper悄悄說話◇He whispered the word to me.他低聲跟我說了句話。➤slur含糊不清地說話◇I knew he'd been drinking because he was slurring his words.我知道他喝酒了,因為他說話含糊不清。➤enunciate清晰地念詞◇He enunciated the word with extreme care.他非常仔細而清晰地讀出該詞。➤not breathe不透露消息◇Don't breathe a word to anyone about what I've told you!不要對任何人透露我對你說的話!➤type, write打字;寫字➤scrawl, scribble潦草地寫字➤inscribe刻字▸➤hear, read聽見詞語;讀詞語▸➤mishear, misread聽錯了詞;讀錯了詞◇I misheard the word 'sick' as 'thick'.我把單詞 sick (生病的)錯聽成了 thick (厚的)。➤cross out, delete, erase, rub out (BrE) 劃掉詞;刪去詞;擦掉詞➤insert, substitute插入詞;替換詞◇She deleted 'girl' and substituted the word 'woman'.她將 girl (女孩)這個詞刪去,換成了 woman (女人)。➤emphasize, stress重讀詞◇By emphasizing particular words you can change the meaning.重讀特定的詞就能改變意思。➤hang on仔細傾聽說話◇The journalists hung on his every word as he spoke of his ordeal.記者仔細傾聽他講述的苦難經歷。WORD + NOUN➤count字數◇Don't waffle in your essay just to get the right word count.寫文章時不要為了湊字數而胡扯一通。PREPOSITION➤in a word簡言之◇'Would you like to help us?' 'In a word (= briefly), no.'“你願意幫我們嗎?”“一句話,不幫。”➤without a word不置一詞◇She left without a word.她一聲不吭地離開了。➤word about關於⋯的話◇We never heard anyone say an unkind word about her.我們從未聽過任何人說過她的壞話。➤word from由⋯發言◇And now a word from our sponsors...接下來要發言的是我們的贊助商⋯⋯➤word of⋯的話語◇a word of advice / warning忠告;警告PHRASES➤get a word in, get a word in edgeways, get a word in edgewise (NAmE) 插話◇I wanted to tell you, but I couldn't get a word in.我本想告訴你,可插不進話。➤a man of few words, a woman of few words (= a person who speaks very little)寡言的人➤sb never spoke a truer word, never was a truer word spoken某人從來沒有說過這麼正確的話;說的話再正確不過了◇You said we were about to make a big mistake, and never was a truer word spoken(= you were right)!你說我們將犯下大錯,你說得真是千真萬確!➤not a single word, not a word不說一句話◇Remember-not a word to (= don't tell) Peter about any of this.記住:這件事千萬別讓彼得知道。◇We didn't say a single word to each other all day.我們相互之間一整天沒說一句話。➤not believe a word一個字都不相信◇I don't believe a word of what she said.她說的話我一句也不信。➤word for word (= exactly)一字不差地◇He repeated word for word what the boy had said to him.他把男孩跟他說的話原原本本地複述了一遍。➤(by) word of mouth口頭傳播◇The restaurant does not advertise, but relies on word of mouth.這家餐館並沒有做廣告,靠的是口碑。➤words per minute, words per second每分鐘⋯詞;每秒鐘⋯詞◇He chatters away at about 200 words per minute.他以大約每分鐘 200 詞的速度嘮叨個不停。◇He types 80 words per minute.他每分鐘打 80 個單詞。➤a word to the wise (= a piece of advice)一點兒忠告◇A word to the wise: just because it's a bargain doesn't mean you have to buy it.一點兒忠告:不能僅僅因為便宜你就買。word
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3wordswhat sb says; talk話語;言辭ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORDS | WORDS + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤a few很少的話◇I want to say a few words (= talk) about Christina.我想談談克里斯蒂娜。➤good, friendly, kind好話;友善的話◇Thank you for those kind words.謝謝你說了這麼多體貼的話。➤unkind不友好的話▸➤angry, bitter, blunt, choice (ironic) , cross, hard, harsh, strong氣憤的話;尖酸刻薄的話;生硬的話;出言不遜的話;髒話;強硬的話➤hurtful傷人的話▸➤polite禮貌話◇She was charmed by his friendly smile and polite words.她被他友好的微笑和禮貌的話語迷住了。➤flattering, honeyed恭維話;甜言蜜語➤comforting, encouraging, soothing安慰的話;鼓勵的話;撫慰的話◇He tried to calm her with soothing words.他試圖說些安慰的話讓她平靜下來。➤discouraging令人氣餒的話▸➤empty, fine (ironic) , meaningless空話;漂亮話;無意義的話◇Despite all their fine words, the council have never done anything to improve road safety.委員會說得好聽,實際上從未採取任何措施改進公路安全。➤weasel推諉詞◇The government's promises on nurses' pay turned out to be weasel words (= deliberately unclear).政府對護士工資問題的許諾到頭來只不過是推諉之詞。➤bold, brave豪言壯語◇Despite his brave words, I don't believe he can save the factory from closure.儘管他有一番豪言壯語,我卻不相信他能使工廠免於倒閉。➤wise明智的話▸➤well-chosen仔細斟酌的話語◇He ruined her self-confidence with a few well-chosen words.他仔細斟酌過後說的幾句話使她失去了自信心。➤cautionary提醒的話▸➤soft, whispered柔聲細語;悄悄話◇They exchanged whispered words of love.他們喁喁細語,情話綿綿。➤unspoken未吐之言◇The look in her eyes filled in the unspoken words in her sentence.她的眼神填補了她話語中的未吐之言。➤dying, last彌留之言;臨終的話◇Her last words were for her children.她的遺言是留給她的孩子們的。➤parting臨別的話◇Her parting words were 'I'll be back'.她分手時說的話是“我會回來的”。➤famous, immortal著名的話;不朽的話◇the immortal words of Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the moon尼爾・阿姆斯特朗登上月球時所說的不朽名言➤fateful, prophetic影響重大的話;預言◇Seconds after uttering the fateful words 'This is easy!' he crashed.剛說完“這很容易!”這句災難性的話沒幾秒鐘,他就撞車了。VERB + WORDS➤have談話◇She had some harsh words to say about her colleagues.她說了一些有關同事的刻薄話。➤say, speak說話;講話◇Before we begin, I'd like to say a few words about who I am.在開始之前,我想先自我介紹一下。➤chant, intone, recite, sing反複喊/吟詠/背誦/吟唱話語➤repeat重複說過的話➤mouth不出聲地說話◇The audience mouthed the words to all the songs.觀眾不出聲地哼着所有歌曲的歌詞。➤whisper低聲說話◇He whispered a few words of prayer.他低聲說了幾句禱詞。➤blurt, blurt out脫口而出◇She had blurted the words out before she realized it.她不小心脫口說出了那些話。➤mumble, murmur, mutter咕噥地說;喃喃自語;輕聲低語▸➤spit, spit out罵罵咧咧地說話◇She was so furious, she almost spat the words out: 'You idiot!'她是如此憤怒,一句“你這個白痴!”幾乎就罵出了口。➤bandy, exchange, have口角;交談;爭辯◇I usually exchange a few words with him when I see him.我見到他時,通常會與他聊上幾句。◇Words were exchanged (= there was an argument).發生了一點兒爭執。➤memorize記住詞◇She had memorized all the words to the song.她已經記住了那首歌的全部歌詞。➤recall, remember回想起/記得說過的話◇We recall the words of Martin Luther King, 'Free at last'.我們回想起馬丁・路德・金曾說過的話:“終於自由了。”➤heed聽從勸告◇She has given us a warning, and we should heed her words.她警告過我們,我們應該聽她的話。➤quote引用原話▸➤distort, twist歪曲原話◇She felt angry at how the journalist had twisted her words.她對記者歪曲了她的原話感到氣憤。➤borrow, echo借用詞語;重複說過的話◇In her speech she echoed the President's words.她在演講中轉引了總統說過的話。➤regret後悔已說的話◇She instantly regretted her words.她立刻為自己說過的話感到後悔。➤eat, take back收回已說的話◇When he told her she would fail, she swore she would make him eat his words.他說她會失敗時,她發誓要讓他收回他的話。➤drown, drown out聲音蓋過說的話◇Her words were drowned out by the roar of the engine.她的話被機器的轟鳴聲淹沒了。➤not mince直言不諱◇He doesn't mince his words when he talks about his ex-boss.談起以前的老闆時他毫無顧忌。WORDS + VERB➤conjure sth up, evoke sth話語喚起⋯◇Her words conjured up a strange picture in her mind.她的話在她腦海中勾勒出一幅奇特的畫面。➤come, come out, emerge, leave sb's lips, leave sb's mouth話出口▸➤burst from sb, escape, fall, flow, pour out, slip out, spill out, tumble out話語脫口而出;話湧出口;話失口說出;語無倫次◇He was nervous, and his words came out in a rush.他心裏緊張,說話語無倫次。◇His words fell into the silence like stones.他的話打破了寂靜,如同石頭落地一般擲地有聲。➤stick in your throat難以啟齒◇He wanted to tell her how he felt about her, but the words stuck in his throat.他想告訴她自己對她的感覺,但是又難以啟齒。➤drift, float, hang in the air話沒有說完◇I let my words hang in the air. Maggie was no fool: she must realize I meant it.我沒有把話說完。瑪吉不是傻瓜,她一定意識到了我是故意的。➤haunt sb, linger話令某人經久難忘;話在腦際縈繞◇Those mocking words haunted me for years.那些嘲笑的話語多年來在我腦海中揮之不去。◇The words lingered in his mind long after they were spoken.那些話說出後很久仍在他腦際縈繞。➤echo, resonate, resound, reverberate, ring話語回響;話音縈繞◇Her teacher's words echoed in her ears.老師的話在她耳朵裏回響。➤fade, fade away, tail away, tail off, trail away, trail off話音逐漸消失;說話聲逐漸消失◇His words faded to silence as he saw she didn't believe him.看到她並不相信他,他的話音越來越低,最終沉默不語了。➤hit home, strike a chord, strike home, touch a chord言辭擊中要害;話引起共鳴➤hurt, sting話語傷人▸➤sink in話逐漸被充分理解◇She could feel her temper boiling as his words sank in.她逐漸聽明白了他的話,感到怒火中燒。PREPOSITION➤words of⋯的話語◇She whispered words of comfort in his ear.她在他耳邊輕輕說了幾句安慰的話。◇I listened to his words of wisdom.我聆聽了他那些智慧的話語。PHRASES➤(you) mark my words (= believe me)記住我的話◇Mark my words, this film will win an Oscar.記住我的話好了,這部電影會得奧斯卡獎的。word
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4a wordconversation談話ADJECTIVE | VERB + A WORD | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤quick很快的對話▸➤quiet低聲交流◇The manager had a quiet word with Alison, and she gave him no more problems.經理和艾莉森輕聲說了幾句話,她就再也不給他出難題了。VERB + A WORD➤have談話◇I've had a few words with John, and he's quite happy for you to stay.我與約翰談了談,他對你能留下感到十分高興。◇I've had a word with John, and he's quite happy for you to stay.我與約翰談了談,他對你能留下感到十分高興。PREPOSITION➤word with與⋯說幾句◇Can I have a quick word with you?我能與你稍微談一下嗎?PHRASES➤a word in sb's ear (BrE) 讓某人聽◇Can I have a word in your ear about tomorrow's presentation?關於明天的演示我能和你說幾句嗎?word
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5promise諾言ADJECTIVE | VERB + WORD | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤solemn鄭重的承諾◇She gave him her solemn word that she would give up drugs.她鄭重向他承諾要戒毒。VERB + WORD➤give sb向某人承諾▸➤be as good as, be true to, keep按承諾行事;信守承諾◇He promised to help and was as good as his word.他答應幫忙,並且說話算數。◇True to her word, she returned next day.正如她所承諾的,她第二天就返回了。➤break, go back on違背諾言;出爾反爾◇Once he has made a promise, he never goes back on his word.他一旦承諾,就永不食言。➤believe, trust相信諾言◇She gave me a promise, and I'm willing to trust her word.她向我保證了,我也願意相信她的諾言。➤doubt懷疑諾言◇I'm sorry I doubted your word.對不起,我懷疑過你的諾言。PHRASES➤have sb's word for sth (especially BrE) 得到某人對⋯的許諾◇We only have her word for it that she sent the payment.她只是向我們保證她支付了款項。➤a man of his word, a woman of her word守信用的人◇You needn't worry about him not paying you back-he's a man of his word.你不必擔心他不還你錢,他是個守信的人。➤take sb at their word相信某人的話◇He said I could stay at his house any time, so I took him at his word.他說我在他家待多久都可以,我相信他的話。➤take sb's word for sth相信某人的話◇I haven't seen his work, but I'll take his word for it that it's finished.我還沒看到他幹的活兒,但是我相信他說的,工作已經完成了。➤your word against sb's所說的話與某人的話不相符◇If it's your word against the police officer's, the jury are going to believe him.如果你的話與那名警察的話不一致,陪審團就會相信警察。➤sb's word is their bond某人的諾言很可靠➤word of honour/honor諾言◇He gave me his word of honour / honor that he wouldn't tell anyone.他承諾不會告訴任何人。word
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6information/news信息;消息VERB + WORD | WORD + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESVERB + WORD➤bring, send帶來消息;得到消息;傳話◇He sent word to his family that his captors were treating him well.他給家人捎了個口信,說劫持者待他還好。➤get, hear得到/聽到消息◇We didn't get word of her arrest until the next day.我們直到第二天才得到她被捕的消息。➤spread傳播消息WORD + VERB➤get out, leak, leak out消息傳出;消息泄露◇If word gets out about the affair, he will have to resign.如果這件風流韻事傳出去的話,他就得辭職。➤spread消息傳播◇Word that he had died spread fast.他已死去的消息快速傳播開來。➤be, have it有消息說;據說◇The word is they've split up.據說他們已經分手了。◇Word has it that she's leaving.據說她要離開了。PREPOSITION➤word about有關⋯的消息◇Health workers spread the word about the benefits of immunization.醫療工作者宣傳關於接種疫苗的好處。➤word of⋯的消息◇We soon got word of his arrival.我們很快得知他到達的消息。PHRASES➤the word on the street is (= people are saying)有傳言說◇The word on the street is there's going to be a takeover.有傳言說將要發生收購。➤what's the word?(= what are people saying?)有什麼消息?word
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ADVERB➤carefully, cautiously仔細地措辭;謹慎地用詞◇We need to word our question carefully.我們需要仔細地斟酌提問的措辭。➤ambiguously, vaguely用詞模稜兩可;用詞含混▸➤broadly, loosely措辭含義寬泛/不嚴謹➤poorly措辭拙劣◇a poorly worded request that resulted in confusion因措辭不當而造成理解障礙的請求➤strongly措辭強烈◇He issued a very strongly worded statement denying any involvement in the plot.他發表了一項措辭強烈的聲明,否認參與這一陰謀。➤differently措辭不同◇It's the same sentiment, though worded rather differently.還是同樣的觀點,只是措辭稍有不同。