text
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1 [U] main written or printed part of a book or page (contrasted with notes, diagrams, illustrations, etc) (書或書頁的)正文, 本文(與注釋、 圖表、 插圖等相對)
too much text and not enough pictures 文字太多而插圖太少
The index refers the reader to pages in the text. 書的索引為讀者列出了正文中的頁數.
2 [C] original words of an author, document, etc (contrasted with later revisions, shortened versions, etc)(作者、 文件等的)原文
the full text of the Prime Minister'sspeech 首相講話的全文
the problems of establishing the text of `King Lear' 考證《李爾王》原文所遇到的問題
a corrupt text, eg one altered by mistakes in copying 異文(如因抄寫錯誤而造成的).
3 [C] sentence or short passage from the Bible, etc used as the subject of a sermon or discussion (引自《圣經》等的)文句(用作講道的或討論的題目)
I take as my text... 我要講的經文是....
4 [C] book, play, etc prescribed for study or as part of a syllabus (指定要學的或定為教學大綱內容的)書、 戲劇等
`Hamlet' is a set text for A level this year. 《哈姆雷特》是今年高級程度考試中指定的必讀書.
?? 擴展釋義
*[tekst]n. 文本, 正文, 課文, 主題, 圣經文句, 樂譜【計】 電文; 文本; 正文相關詞組: stick to one's text
sparevt. 節省,儉省;不用,抽出,省掉;寬恕,饒(命),救命,使某人免遭(麻煩等);出讓,割愛,分讓;
adj. 多余的,剩下的(錢等),空閑的(時間等);預備的,備用的,替換用的;多余的,瘦的,少量的;薄弱的,簡陋的,粗陋的;
n. 備用零件,備用輪胎;節省,儉省;〈美〉(頭兩個球把十柱打得)全倒;預備品,替換品;
vi. 節約;節省;饒恕;寬容;