remark

英 [r?'mɑ?k] 美[r?'mɑrk]

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復數:?remarks;第三人稱單數:?remarks;過去式:?remarked;過去分詞:?remarked;現在分詞:?remarking;

remark 評論，談論

re-,表強調，mark,作標記。引申詞義評論，談論。

remark: remark: [17] Remark originated in French as an intensified version of marquer, in the sense ‘observe, notice’ (French had acquired marquer from the same Germanic source as produced English mark). The sense ‘say something’ emerged from the notion of ‘making a verbal observation’. The derived remarkable [17] soon developed the sense ‘extraordinary’ from its original ‘worthy of being noticed’.
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remark (v.): 1630s, "to mark out, distinguish" modeled on French remarquer "to mark, note, heed," formed in Middle French from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + marquer "to mark," probably from a Germanic source such as Old High German marchon "to delimit" (see mark (n.1)).

Meaning "take notice of" is from 1670s; that of "make a comment" is first attested 1690s, from notion of "make a verbal observation" or "call attention to specific points." Related: Remarked; remarking.
remark (n.): 1650s, "act of noticing; fact of being worthy of comment," from remark (v.). Meaning "a notice or comment" is from 1670s.

1. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.: 我本無意冒犯，那不過是句脫口而出的冒失話。

2. One of the apprentices made an insulting remark to a passing officer.: 其中一名學徒對著一名路過的警官說了一句侮辱他的話。

3. I feel the remark was inappropriate for such a serious issue.: 我認為對如此嚴肅的問題來說，該評論不合時宜。

5. Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent.: 由于不確定這句話究竟是什么意思，賴爾選擇了保持沉默。