source of a quotation or allusion
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
source; provenance; origin (of a quotation or allusion)
formalUsed primarily in academic, literary, and formal writing to indicate where a citation or classical reference comes from.
Wén文
zhāng章
zhōng中
de的
yǐn引
wén文
yīng应
zhù注
míng明
chū出
chù处
。
Quotations in an article should clearly indicate their source.
Zhè这
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
duì对
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
de的
měi每
gè个
diǎn典
gù故
dōu都
kǎo考
zhèng证
le了
chū出
chù处
。
This scholar verified the provenance of every allusion in the ancient texts.
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Qǐng请
tí提
gōng供
zhè这
jù句
míng名
yán言
de的
xiáng详
xì细
chū出
chù处
。
Please provide the detailed source of this famous quote.
Chéng成
yǔ语
cí词
diǎn典
huì会
jiě解
shì释
cí词
yì义
bìng并
liè列
chū出
qí其
zuì最
zǎo早
chū出
chù处
。
An idiom dictionary explains meanings and lists their earliest origins.