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anecdotal adj.轶话的,多轶事趣闻的,轶事一样的 People like to share stories about things that happened to them, or that they heard about, to make a point. That kind of talk is anecdotal: based on small, personal accounts. Anecdotal stories are helpful when you’re trying to give an example of something, but there's a downside to anecdotal information: since it’s not based on facts, you never know if you can totally trust it. So it's best to go beyond the anecdotal and get more solid information. ★☆☆☆☆ 2010.3

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[ˌænik'dʒutəl] Something anecdotal has to do with anecdotes — little stories. Anecdotal evidence is based on hearsay rather than hard facts. Anecdotal evidence of this kind fits nicely with the idea that only certain special people can drive trends. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]传闻的；轶事的 Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid. Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in Europe have slipped.传闻有证据表明欧洲的销售量已经下滑。...countless anecdotal reports.无数的八卦消息2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（讲演或写作）含轶事的，多轶闻的 Anecdotal speech or writing is full of anecdotes or is based on anecdotes. Gray's book is anecdotal and entertaining.格雷的书中尽是些八卦消息，颇具娱乐性。

英语单词	anecdotal
英美音标	[ˌænik'dʒutəl]
中文释义	adj.轶话的,多轶事趣闻的,轶事一样的
vocab简明	Something anecdotal has to do with anecdotes — little stories. Anecdotal evidence is based on hearsay rather than hard facts.
vocab扩展	People like to share stories about things that happened to them, or that they heard about, to make a point. That kind of talk is anecdotal: based on small, personal accounts. Anecdotal stories are helpful when you’re trying to give an example of something, but there's a downside to anecdotal information: since it’s not based on facts, you never know if you can totally trust it. So it's best to go beyond the anecdotal and get more solid information.
真题原句	Anecdotal evidence of this kind fits nicely with the idea that only certain special people can drive trends.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]传闻的；轶事的 Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid. Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in Europe have slipped. 传闻有证据表明欧洲的销售量已经下滑。 ...countless anecdotal reports. 无数的八卦消息 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（讲演或写作）含轶事的，多轶闻的 Anecdotal speech or writing is full of anecdotes or is based on anecdotes. Gray's book is anecdotal and entertaining. 格雷的书中尽是些八卦消息，颇具娱乐性。
来源	2010.3

Anecdotal Based Evidence Anecdotes People Stories Kind Adj Graded