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anecdotal 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/ˌanikˈdōtl/,
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(of an account) Not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research,
  1. (of an account) Not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research
    • - while there was much anecdotal evidence there was little hard fact
    • - these claims were purely anecdotal
  2. Characterized by or fond of telling anecdotes
    • - her book is anecdotal and chatty
  3. (of a painting) Depicting small narrative incidents
    • - nineteenth-century French anecdotal paintings
  1. having the character of an anecdote; "anecdotal evidence"
  2. The expression anecdotal evidence has two distinct meanings.
  3. (Anecdotes) An anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a bon mot. ...
  4. Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote; Containing or abounding in anecdotes
  5. (Anecdotes) They can be a creative teaching tool that helps illustrate an issue and might make a point more effectively than dry definitions or descriptions.
  6. (Anecdotes) a short account of an interesting or humorous incident used to encourage creativity or empathy from students. Anecdotes can help students make real-world connections to unfamiliar topics.
  7. Information based on casual observations or indications rather than rigorous or scientific analysis.
  8. refers to evidence based on reports of specific individual cases rather than controlled, clinical studies.