implicit 含蓄的 "concise 簡(jiǎn)明的 succinct, terse" The winner of the award gave a short and concise acceptance speech(總統(tǒng)候選人的提名演 講?). "succinct 簡(jiǎn)明的 簡(jiǎn)潔的 terse, concise" "fluent 流利的 流暢的 fluid, smooth" "Before you go travelling in America, make sure you speak fluent spoken English." "cogent 強(qiáng)有力的 有說服力的 convincing, compelling" The defense attorney's(律師) cogent argument was persuasive. persuasive 有說服力的 The persuasive saleswoman sold me a used car. character 文字 I wish this book was written in bigger characters. glossary 詞匯表 "dialect 方言 土語 vernacular, jargon" John's Southern dialect is hard for me to understand. clause 分句 The sentence had too many clauses in it. linguistics 語言學(xué) phonetics 語音學(xué) tense 時(shí)態(tài) "version 說法 版本 description, account" "genre 體裁 風(fēng)格 style, manner" His six String Quartets(弦樂四重奏曲) is the most important works in the genre since Beethoven's. "tag 附加語 標(biāo)簽 lagel, tab" slogan 口號(hào) 標(biāo)語 motto Each candidate needs a clever slogan to attract the attention of the voters. lyric 歌詞 verse 詩 韻文 fiction 小說 byword 諺語 adage fable 寓言 傳說 allegory Many fables were first told by an old Greek story-teller named Aesop. term 術(shù)語 expression Knowing more technical terms gives a translator more advantages. "maxim 格言 箴言 proverb, motto" satire 諷刺文學(xué) The political satire was censored(檢查) by the government farce 鬧劇 adage 格言 諺語 proverb Isn't there an old adage that a stitch in time(及時(shí)處理) saves nine? "synopsis 大綱 梗概 outline, summary" The history professor gave a synopsis of the events leading to World War I. "compile 收集 編撰 collect, put together" The scientists compliled a great amount of data to help develop their theory. entitle 題目為 "My favorite poem is entitled ""Summer Rain""." emend 修訂 amend improve John had spent a whole day emending a faulty text. paraphrase 意譯 改寫 解釋 rewrite Would you please parephase the speech in colloquial(通俗的) English adapt 改編 revise amend "adaptable 可修改的 flexible, pliant(順從 易受 影響的)" adaptation 改寫 修改 The movie was an adaptation of a classic novel. "excerpt 摘錄 selection, extract" The actor auditioned(試演) by performing an excerpt from the play. abstract 摘要 提煉 abstraction 摘要 "By looking at what happened in many similar cases, we were able to create an abstraction that also covered other instances." "abridge 縮短 刪節(jié) shorten, condense, abbreviate" The rights of citizens must not be abridged. "coin 創(chuàng)造 create, fashion, invent" The advertising company coined a new word to name the new product.