anecdotal
🇬🇧 UK/,ænɪk'dəʊtl/🇺🇸 US/,ænek'dәutl/
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Definitions
adj.
Based on personal accounts or isolated examples rather than systematic evidence or statistics.
轶事的;基于个人经历而非系统证据的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.anecdotal evidence轶事证据
Example Sentences
- 1.
The study relied on anecdotal evidence rather than controlled experiments.
- 2.
His anecdotal reports of improved health lacked scientific backing.