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anecdote

🇬🇧 UK/'ænɪkdəʊt/🇺🇸 US/'ænikdәut/
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

n.

A short, often amusing or interesting account of a real event or person.

轶事,趣闻,小故事

v.

To tell anecdotes about someone or something.

讲述轶事

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
anagainst, opposite
+
ecconnector
+
dotgive
+
eto make, having
=anecdote

Common Collocations

  • 1.tell anecdote讲述轶事
  • 2.funny anecdote有趣的故事

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The professor opened the lecture with a funny anecdote about his student days.

  • 2.

    She shared a charming anecdote about meeting the author at a bookshop.

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