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語源

From Middle French paraphrase.

発音

• IPA: /ˈpæɹəfɹeɪz/

名詞

paraphrase (countable and uncountable, plural paraphrases)

1. A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning or from memory rather than verbatim.

   Near-synonym: paraphrasis

   close paraphrase

   The article included a brief paraphrase of the speech.

2. (Scotland) One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.

派生語

• paraphrastic
• paraphrastical
• paraphrastically

参考

• Etymology of translation
• metaphrase

動詞

paraphrase (third-person singular simple present paraphrases, present participle paraphrasing, simple past and past participle paraphrased)

1. (ambitransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase. To repeat a written or spoken phrase/quote using different words, often in a simpler and shorter form, or sometimes in a humorous context.

   She asked the student to paraphrase the passage.

派生語

参考

• Thesaurus:in other words
• or words to that effect