verbatim

Definitions

From Latin verbatim, 'word by word' — verb (word) plus the Latin adverb ending -atim ('item by item'). To quote someone verbatim is to repeat their exact words, one word at a time, changing nothing.

Common Collocations

• 1.quote verbatim逐字引用
• 2.copy verbatim逐字抄录
• 3.verbatim record逐字记录
• 4.almost verbatim几乎一字不差
• 5.verbatim transcript逐字记录稿

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The journalist quoted the senator verbatim in her article.

• 2.

  Don't copy the textbook verbatim — explain it in your own words.

• 3.

  The clerk kept a verbatim record of the entire trial.