quotation

noun

/kwəʊˈteɪʃn/

(rather formal)
(also rather informal quote)
[countable] a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful引语；引文；语录
- a dictionary of quotations引语词典
- Two short quotations will illustrate my point.两个简短的引语可以说明我的观点。
- quotation from something The book began with a quotation from Goethe.这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。
- a direct quotation from a recent speech by the president直接引自总统近期讲话的一段话
see also misquotation
- It's a quotation from a poem by Keats.这句话出自济慈的一首诗。
- My quotation is taken from ‘Hamlet’.我引用的是《哈姆雷特》。
- Where does that quotation come from?此语引自何处？
Topics Literature and writingb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- famous
- memorable
- direct
- …
verb + quotation
- take
- attribute
- cite
- …
quotation + verb
- come from something
quotation + noun
- marks
preposition
- quotation from
[uncountable] the act of repeating something interesting or useful that another person has written or said引用；引述；引证
- The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.作者旁征博引以阐明自己的观点。
[countable] (rather formal)
(also rather informal quote)
a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost报价；估价 synonym estimate
- You need to get a written quotation before they start work.你得在他们开工之前拿到报价单。
- We’ll give you a free quotation for replacing your windows.我们会给你更换窗户的免费报价。
Topics Moneyc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- written
- free
- detailed
- …
verb + quotation
- give (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- supply (somebody with)
- …
preposition
- quotation for
[countable] (finance金融) a statement of the current value of goods or shares（货物或股票的）行情，市价，牌价
- the latest quotations from the Stock Exchange股票交易所的最新行情
- It was the first football club to have a full stock market quotation.这是第一个公开上市的足球俱乐部。
Topics Moneyc1

词源mid 16th cent. (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare, from quot ‘how many’, or from medieval Latin quota.

词汇	quotation
释义	quotation noun /kwəʊˈteɪʃn/ /kwəʊˈteɪʃn/ (rather formal) (also rather informal quote) [countable] a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful引语；引文；语录 a dictionary of quotations引语词典 Two short quotations will illustrate my point.两个简短的引语可以说明我的观点。 quotation from something The book began with a quotation from Goethe.这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。 a direct quotation from a recent speech by the president直接引自总统近期讲话的一段话 see also misquotation It's a quotation from a poem by Keats.这句话出自济慈的一首诗。 My quotation is taken from ‘Hamlet’.我引用的是《哈姆雷特》。 Where does that quotation come from?此语引自何处？ Topics Literature and writingb1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective famous memorable direct … verb + quotation take attribute cite … quotation + verb come from something quotation + noun marks preposition quotation from [uncountable] the act of repeating something interesting or useful that another person has written or said引用；引述；引证 The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.作者旁征博引以阐明自己的观点。 [countable] (rather formal) (also rather informal quote) a statement of how much money a particular piece of work will cost报价；估价 synonym estimate You need to get a written quotation before they start work.你得在他们开工之前拿到报价单。 We’ll give you a free quotation for replacing your windows.我们会给你更换窗户的免费报价。 Topics Moneyc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective written free detailed … verb + quotation give (somebody) provide (somebody with) supply (somebody with) … preposition quotation for [countable] (finance金融) a statement of the current value of goods or shares（货物或股票的）行情，市价，牌价 the latest quotations from the Stock Exchange股票交易所的最新行情 It was the first football club to have a full stock market quotation.这是第一个公开上市的足球俱乐部。 Topics Moneyc1 词源mid 16th cent. (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text): from medieval Latin quotatio(n-), from the verb quotare, from quot ‘how many’, or from medieval Latin quota.
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