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anecdotal

🇬🇧 UK/,ænɪk'dəʊtl/🇺🇸 US/,ænek'dәutl/
TOEFLC2

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-derived
anecroot
+
dotgive
+
alrelating to, having the nature of
=anecdotal

Common 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.

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