Quoted
“Quoted” 来自 quote(引用、报价)。可指转述他人原话(She was quoted in the press),商业报价(quoted us a price),或金融 quoted price(挂牌价)。
- “The minister was quoted as saying reforms would continue.” (媒体报道引述部长称改革将继续。)
- “Three firms quoted different prices for the same repair.” (三家公司对同一项维修报了不同价。)
- “The stock was quoted at fifty dollars at the close.” (该股收盘报价五十美元。)
来自中世纪拉丁语 quotare(按数量/mark 划分),与 quota(配额)同源,引申为“标明数字/引述文字”。
quote + -ed;名词 quotation、quote(引文/报价单)同源。
学术写作 quoted source 须注明出处;新闻 widely quoted 指被广泛引用;采购邮件 get quoted 指拿到报价。
- 固定搭配: “quoted price” (报价), “quoted in the media” (被媒体引用), “directly quoted” (直接引用)
quote(引述)+ -ed:话已经被“引”出来了 → quoted。
“The engineer quoted a two-week timeline, and the client asked for everything in writing.” (工程师报价两周工期,客户要求全部写入书面。)