reference noun ⇨reference (with reference to your letter of 22 July)⇨endorsement (a reference from your last employer)reference
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reference ♦︎ mention ♦︎ quote ♦︎ quotation ♦︎ citation ♦︎ allusionThese are all words for sth that you say or write that mentions or repeats sb/sth else.這些詞均表示提到、談及。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a quote / quotation / citation (taken) from sb / sth◆in a reference / an allusion to sb / sth◆a brief reference / mention / allusion◆the earliest reference to / mention of sb / sth◆to make no reference to / mention of sb / sth◆to be full of references / allusions to sth◆This quote / quotation / citation comes from...■reference [countable, uncountable] something that you say or write that mentions sb/sth else; the act of mentioning sb/sth說到(或寫到)的事;提到;談及◆In an obvious reference to the president, she talked of corruption in high places.她談到高層人員的腐敗問題,顯然是在影射總統。◆She made no reference to her illness, but only to her future plans.她沒有提及自己的病,只說了未來的打算。◆ (formal, written) With reference to your letter of 22 July...關於你7月22日的來信⋯ see also refer to sb/sth ⇨ mentionverb■mention [uncountable, countable, usually singular] the act of mentioning sb/sth; sth that you say or write that mentions sb/sth else提到;談及;說到(或寫到)的事◆He went white at the mention of her name.提到她的名字時他臉色煞白。◆We have several other products worthy of mention.我們有其他幾種産品值得一提。◆The concert didn't even get a mention in the newspapers.各家報紙對這場音樂會只字未提。 see also mention ⇨ mentionverbNOTE辨析 Reference or mention?Reference is usually countable; the uncountable form is mostly used in fixed expressions in formal writing. Mention is more often uncountable; the countable form can be slightly informal, as in the phrase get a mention. * reference通常作可數名詞,不可數形式主要用於正式文章的固定用語中。mention較常作不可數名詞,可數形式稍偏非正式,如短語get a mention。■quote [countable] (informal) words or lines taken from a book or play or sth that sb has said, and repeated because they are interesting or useful引文;引語◆This quote comes from a poem by Robert Browning.這句引語出自羅伯特•勃朗甯的一首詩。◆The article included quotes from detectives who worked on the case.文中引述了辦理此案的偵探的話。■quotation kwəʊˈteɪʃn; NAmEkwoʊˈteɪʃn [countable, uncountable] (formalorwritten) words or lines taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because they are interesting or useful; the act of repeating a quotation引文;引語;語錄;引用◆The book began with a quotation from Goethe.這本書一開頭引用了歌德的隽語。◆The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.作者旁征博引以證明自己的觀點。NOTE辨析 Quote or quotation?Both these words can refer to words taken from writing or formal speeches.這兩個詞均可指從著作或正式演講辭引用的話◆a quote / quotation from Shakespeare一條莎士比亞名言But only quote is used when repeating informal speech.但引述非正式講話僅用quote◆quotations from detectives who worked on the case see also quote ⇨ mentionverb, quote ⇨ quoteverb■citationsaɪˈteɪʃn [countable, uncountable] (formalorwritten) a quotation from or reference to a book, piece or writing or author, especially in academic writing; the act of repeating a citation引文;引語;(尤指學術著作中的)引述;引用◆The report contained several citations taken from her PhD thesis.該報告載有幾處取自她的博士論文的引文。◆Space does not permit the citation of examples.篇幅有限,示例從略。 see also cite ⇨ mention, cite ⇨ quote■allusion əˈluːʒn [countable, uncountable] (ratherformal) something that is said or written that refers to another person or subject in an indirect way間接提到的事;暗指;典故◆His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings.他的聲明被視爲暗指最近與毒品有關的多起兇殺案。◆Her poetry is full of obscure literary allusion.她的詩随處可見晦澀的文學典故。 see also allude to sb/sth ⇨ mention
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