anecdotal的意思|anecdotal的解释-里氏词典

anecdotal [`ænɪk'dotl.]

a. 轶事的, 爱谈奇闻轶事的, 多轶事的

That book is pleasantly anecdotal.
那本书中有许多有趣的轶事。
The theory relies more on anecdotal evidence than genuine statistics.
这理论依据的都是一些传闻中的证据，而不是确实的统计数字。
We do not have to dig deep into anecdotal material to find out about Mozart's private life.
我们不必为探索莫札特的私生活,而去探究他的传说中的资料。

anecdotal

[ adj ]

having the character of an anecdote

<adj.pert>

anecdotal evidence

characterized by or given to telling anecdotes

<adj.all>

anecdotal conversation

an anecdotal history of jazz

he was at his anecdotic best

Anecdotal \An"ec*do`tal\, a.
Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal
conversation.

The immunoglobulin therapy has been approved to treat some types of immune deficiency diseases, but experimental uses have developed what Lipsky called "anecdotal evidence" that IVIG may be useful in treating other illnesses.
Supporters have relied on unofficial reports and anecdotal information from news accounts in estimating that the problem is growing worse.
Although the comparison fails to account for the fact that private buses roll up more miles on the open highway, anecdotal evidence also confirms the point.
Until now, the critics have had little more than anecdotal evidence to back them up.
And while there were anecdotal accounts of oil fouling the nets of some Bahraini fishermen, officials couldn't confirm those reports.
There does appear, mostly from anecdotal evidence, to be much greater engagement by young people.
"We're starting to see anecdotal signs that the window is closing" for bank offerings, says Charles Peabody of East Shore Partners, who is a former Kidder Peabody analyst.
Mr Guy Frampton, senior agency surveyor at Hillier Parker, for example, reports signs of life in the M25 belt which has stagnated for two years. So far, evidence for new lease structures is only anecdotal.
The letters are almost invariably long, far longer, rambling, repetitive and anecdotal than ordinary business letters, but otherwise unsually well presented.
Echoing several other consumers' anecdotal complaints, Dr. Alexander said his bank refused to issue the mortgage until his file was clear, and TRW told him to take up the mistakes with each business that supplied the credit data.
For one thing, the study glosses over the anecdotal evidence that suggests a substantial percentage of NOW and other interest-bearing accounts, though excluded from M1-A, are used for transactions, not savings.
Poe, a journalist, proffers lots of practical, anecdotal advice on how westerners can make the most of the opportunities.
Greenspan discounted anecdotal evidence of a credit crunch due to tighter bank lending practices.
The problem of defining and maintaining standards of quality is made difficult by a lack of quantitative data; evidence of poor-quality care has thus far been largely anecdotal.
"The anecdotal data certainly shows that some of the people were not aware of the rapid onset of hypoglycemia," Dr. Toseland said.
But he said anecdotal evidence suggests that Big Blue is feeling the heat from some competitors, especially from Digital Equipment, which makes a rival mid-sized computer.
The shift is from the figurative, symbolic and anecdotal to the purely visual and abstract.
I have anecdotal evidence about an Indian mega-millionaire who made his money in the US and wanted to invest Dollars 250m back home but withdrew after three months of frustrated attempts to meet the demands of the Indian civil service.
The verdict was based partly on anecdotal evidence and partly on statistics that showed the number of women maintenance workers in the district was a small fraction of the women in the regional work force.
The anecdotal evidence suggests that most executives exercise their options and sell the shares as soon as the price rises to the point at which a reasonable profit can be made.
But the evidence is mostly anecdotal, and the generic industry says similar variations can occur from batch to batch of brand-name medications.
And there is no shortage of anecdotal evidence that the pre-Christmas retail boomlet has more or less petered out. The British economic recovery has so far appeared to follow the pattern charted by theUS.
He criticized the study for being too "anecdotal" and not "science-based." The study, written by Laura Weiss, calls on the EPA to: _Ban lawn care pesticides suspected of causing cancer.
"Money supply growth is up and there's anecdotal evidence of a recovery."
"The combined weight of statistical and anecdotal evidence in this case is overwhelming.
For many, stocks remain the best bet in town. Although recent anecdotal evidence from the mutual fund industry indicates that investor demand for stock funds slowed in June, more money was still flowing in than flowing out.
While the evidence is mostly anecdotal, real estate sources said the most hard-pressed group are newly rich, younger buyers who are purchasing their first expensive housing.
Hopkins was genuinely nice and nicely genuine, faintly embarrassed at his host's remorseless prompting to anecdotal luvviness.
Moreover, with foreign reserves of more than Dollars 40bn, such a deficit should be manageable. There is, however, anecdotal evidence that part of the import bill is going towards satisfying consumer needs.
Mr Hawkins commented that encouraging credit business figures helped the pound maintain its level. 'A lot of the talk about the UK recovery has been anecdotal.

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