paraphrase

🇬🇧 UK/'pærәfreiz/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To restate something in different words, often to clarify or simplify the meaning

用自己的话复述,意译,改写

n.

A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify its meaning

释义,意译,改写

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
parabeside, alongside
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phrasestem
=paraphrase

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The textbook paraphrase of complex theories often loses the nuance of the original authors.

  • 2.

    She asked her students to paraphrase the poem in their own words to demonstrate understanding.

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