anecdote

anecdote在线翻译

noun

1. short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

1. 轶事；趣闻
An anecdote is a short, amusing account of something that has happened.

e.g. Pete was telling them an anecdote about their mother...
皮特正在给他们讲一件他们母亲的趣闻。
e.g. He has a talent for recollection and anecdote.
他在记忆力和讲述趣闻轶事方面颇具天赋。

2. （无根据的）传闻
Anecdotes are individual accounts of something that are not reliable evidence.

e.g. The image of the fox as a pest is grossly exaggerated in anecdote and folklore.
狐狸的害人精形象在传闻和民间故事中遭到严重的夸大。

1. anecdote的近义词

1. 逸事：英语词典之父约翰逊博士早在1773年编的英语世界第一本字典第四版中就收录了逸事(anecdote)这个词,还说它来自法语,指传记中的事件,或者私人生活中的简短片断.