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词组 in inverted commas
释义
Idiom
in inverted commas
British & Australian something that you say when a phrase you are using to describe something is the phrase that people usually use but it does not really show the truth.
They were the kind of well-meaning people that wanted to 'do good' in inverted commas.
idiomin inverted commas BrEBrEspoken used before or after a word or phrase when you want people to understand that it is someone else's phrase or opinion and that you do not agree with it:Rachel has moved to one of those Rudolf Steiner Villages where disabled people live side by side with, in inverted commas, normal people.Jack Nicholson is pretty hard to track down, but I finally managed to get an interview with the great man, in inverted commas, himself.AmE = quote, unquote

in inverted commas

Used to indicate that something one just said is untruthful, ironic, or disingenuous. ("Inverted commas" is another term for quotation marks, chiefly used in British English.) We were "taught," in inverted commas, by the teaching assistant, but we did most of our learning independently.

in inverted commas

BRITISH, SPOKEN
COMMON If you say in inverted commas after or before a word or phrase, you are drawing attention to the word, and showing that it is not an accurate way to describe the situation you are referring to. So, in what sense do you see the students as disadvantaged, in inverted commas? I think that the assumptions of some people were that we would take democratic decisions, well, democratic in inverted commas. Compare with quote, unquote.

in inverted ˈcommas

(spoken) used to show that you think a particular word, description, etc. is not true or appropriate: The manager showed us to our ‘luxury apartment’, in inverted commas.
Inverted commas are another name for quotation marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”).
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