anecdotal
UKænikdoutl
US'ænək'dəutəl
معنی فارسی
حکايتي داستاني
معنی کامل و مثالها
/an´ik dōt´'l/adj.
● قصه مانند، حکایتی، روایتی، بنابه گفتهی این و آن
most of the evidence he offered was anecdotal
بیشتر شواهدی که ارائه داد شایعه مانند بود.
● حاوی حکایات و روایات، پر حدیث
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from 'anecdote', which comes from the Greek 'anekdota', meaning 'things unpublished'.
مثال
- The research was merely anecdotal.
- Anecdotal evidence suggests that the drug might have more side effects than reported.
- His conclusions are based on anecdotal information.
ترکیبهای رایج
Anecdotal evidence Anecdotal account Anecdotal report
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- having the character of an anecdote “anecdotal evidence” “Pertains to noun: anecdote”
- characterized by or given to telling anecdotes “anecdotal conversation” “an anecdotal history of jazz” “he was at his anecdotic best”