Meaning of 照本宣科
照本宣科 means to read mechanically from a prepared script; to rigidly follow a written text without adaptation or creativity. Pronounced zhào běn xuān kē.
- to read mechanically from a prepared script; to rigidly follow a written text without adaptation or creativity
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
shàng上
kè课
zǒng总
shì是
zhào照
běn本
xuān宣
kē科
，
xué学
shēng生
men们
dōu都
hěn很
shī失
wàng望
。
This professor always lectures by mechanically reading from his notes, and the students are very disappointed.
Zuò做
bào报
gào告
shí时
bú不
yào要
zhào照
běn本
xuān宣
kē科
，
yào要
xué学
huì会
yǔ与
tīng听
zhòng众
hù互
dòng动
。
When giving a report, don't just read mechanically from a script; learn to interact with your audience.
Tā他
de的
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
tài太
zhào照
běn本
xuān宣
kē科
le了
，
háo毫
wú无
xīn新
yì意
。
His speech was too mechanical and read straight from the text, completely lacking originality.