n.轶事；奇闻
He departs from the text to tell an anecdote. 他没讲课文而讲了一段轶事。
He preceded his lecture with a humorous anecdote. 他以一个幽默的轶事开始他的演说
It had never been more than a family anecdote. 那不过是个家庭趣谈罢了。
anecdote的基本意思是指不见于正式记载、鲜为人知的传闻趣事,有时统指一切轶事。
anecdote可接介词 of, about, concerning 或 in regard to引出轶事涉及的内容。
