anecdotal
UK/,ænɪk'dəʊtl/US/,ænek'dәutl/
TOEFLC2
Definitions
adj.
Based on personal accounts rather than systematic research or facts
（证据）基于传闻的，非系统性的；轶事性的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedanecdoteroot
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-algive
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anecdote + -al (relating to) = of the nature of anecdotes — i.e. based on individual stories rather than hard data. Hence 'anecdotal evidence': stories, not statistics.
Common Collocations
- 1.anecdotal evidence传闻证据
- 2.purely anecdotal纯属个人经验
- 3.anecdotal account传闻式叙述
Example Sentences
- 1.
The claim rests on anecdotal evidence, not controlled studies.
- 2.
His support for the diet is purely anecdotal.