用词

Classic Greek drama was written in verse, usually in an elevated and formal style.

古典希腊戏剧以韵文写成，通常用词讲究、结构整齐。

It is a literary word.

这是个文学用词.

Peter loves juggling with language.

彼得老爱在用词造句方面玩花样.

The sentence is so ambiguously worded that it admits of two interpretations.

这个句子用词含糊,以致有两种解释的可能.

The lecturer phrased monotonously.

这位讲师用词单调.

A public service run for profit — a contradiction in terms if there ever was one.

以营利为目的的公共服务机构——这是典型的用词上的自相矛盾（如果真有这种说法的话）。

As well as being precise, the report being delivered was impersonal.

这份稿子不仅用词确切, 而且不带个人色彩.

The writer takes great care in the use of words.

这位作家用词非常注意.

He had written the note from memory, word perfect, and spelled atrociously.

他凭着记忆作了记录，用词恰当但拼写错误百出。

He used elaborate sentences, carefully balanced , and obsolete, resplendent words.

他的句子精心雕琢, 用词讲究对仗, 好用废字,华丽的字.

An eloquent speaker is one skilled in the use of words.

有口才的人善于用词.

Excuse me . May I ask you a question?

请原谅, 我可以问个问题 吗 ?inquire是 较正式的书面用词,含有“渴望知道某人或某事确实情况“的意思,如:

He's a man who measures his words.

他是个用词很讲究的人.

Incorrect choice of words leads to ambiguity for the reader.

用词不当道致读者理解不清.

Bevan was a magician with words.

贝文用词出神入化。