vt. 描寫,形容;敘述;描繪,作圖;(行星等)周轉(zhuǎn);
?? de加強(qiáng)意義+scribe寫→著重寫→描寫
"Can you describe him to me?"
你能向我描述一下他的樣子嗎?
近義:illustrate, paint, picture, portray, sketch, depict
n. 詳述;(照片、繪畫等的)細(xì)部;細(xì)目,瑣碎;各種細(xì)節(jié);
vt. 詳述,仔細(xì)匯報(bào);選派;清晰地說明;給于細(xì)部裝飾;
?? de加強(qiáng)+tail剪,割→不斷剪下去→瑣事
"It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing."
過分詳細(xì)反而使人糊涂的說法是有道理的。
近義:itemize, specify, item, particular, technicality, circumstance
反義:abridge, abstract, shorten, synthesise, synthesize, telescope