turn of phrase

turn of phrase

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• 網絡措辭；之交的詞組；某人特有的用語

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英漢解釋

例句

As a writer, Mr Montefiore has an elegant turn of phrase and an unerring ear for the anecdote that will cut to the heart of a story.

作為一名作家，蒙蒂菲奧里先生措辭優雅，并能準確地運用趣聞軼事切入敘事中心。

It is a curious turn of phrase from a scholar whose own predictions can be faulted for displaying such a mechanical interpretation.

這真是一種奇怪的說法，因為人們也可以指責這位學者自己的預測同樣犯了機械解讀的錯誤。

Clearly, the governor keeps his love for a Chinese turn of phrase separate from his monetary policy.

這位印度央行行長顯然將對中國俗語的熱愛與自己的貨幣政策區分開來。

"It is a matter of waft rather than word-choice, " he tells us, with a characteristically musical turn of phrase.

他告訴我們，帶著一種表示特性的短語的音樂變化，“那只關乎虛無，而不是單詞選擇”。

Separately, Paul Collier, an economist with a populist turn of phrase, calls such banks "pimps" .

具有平民論調的經濟學家PaulCollier分別把這些銀行稱作“皮條客”。

Whey don't you ask Hal to help you write the application? He usually has a good turn of phrase.

你為什么不請哈爾幫助你寫申請書呢？通常他有很好的措詞才能。

my mother cried, and it struck me then, as it still does now, as a marvelous turn of phrase.

媽媽哭喊著，而我為此感到驚訝，直到現在還是這樣。

a happy turn of phrase; a few well-chosen words; a felicitous comment.

恰當的措辭；一些適當的詞語；恰當的評論。

This gives rise to trends or, in a less charitable turn of phrase, herd mentality.

這就產生了流行趨勢，或者以一個不太入耳的詞稱之——群體心態。

defused the hostility with a deft turn of phrase.

用巧妙的措辭去除了敵意。

His skilful turn of phrase instantly draws the scene.

他巧妙的措辭立即把場景刻畫在讀者面前。

But there's barely an original turn of phrase in the book's nearly 400 pages.

并且，在本書將近400頁得內容中幾乎沒有一個原創的修辭。

An ingenious or witty turn of phrase or thought.

別出心裁對習語或思想作有創意或巧妙的轉用

A happy turn of phrase.

巧妙的措詞變化樂于助人。

a neat turn of phrase.

措辭的熟練轉變

You have a nice turn of phrase, my boy.

你很會措詞，我的孩子。

an indeterminate turn of phrase;

措辭的模糊轉變；