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基本释义:断章取义,脱离上下文引用
词源:源自英语"quote"(引用)和"context"(上下文)的组合
指故意截取部分内容而忽略整体语境
学术研究中不完整的引用
新闻报道中的选择性引用
"quote out of context"是英语中最常用的"断章取义"表达方式,在正式和非正式场合均可使用。
Don't quote me out of context.
The article took his words out of context.
This is a classic case of quoting out of context.
不要断章取义地引用我的话。
这篇文章断章取义了他的话。
这是典型的断章取义案例。
最标准表达方式
口语常用表达
学术术语
Quote without context (不自然)
正确:Quote out of context
Take my words from context (错误)
正确:Take my words out of context
1. 记者被指控断章取义地引用总统的话。
2. 这则广告断章取义了科学家的话。
3. 注意不要断章取义地引用统计数据。
• The media often quotes celebrities out of context.
• Taking quotes out of context is unethical in academic writing.
• She felt her comments had been taken out of context.
1. He quoted my words out of context.
2. Taking out of context is misleading.
3. This is a quote out of context.