phrasing

英 [ˈfreɪzɪŋ]

美 [ˈfreɪzɪŋ]

n.  措辞; 用语; 乐句划分法; 分句法
v.  (以某种方式)表达，措辞，推敲; 划分乐句，分乐节(尤指为奏乐或歌唱)
phrase的现在分词

复数：phrasings　现在分词：phrasing　

BNC.15416 / COCA.15412

牛津词典

noun

• 措辞；用语
  the words used to express sth
  1. The phrasing of the report is ambiguous.
     这份报告的措辞模棱两可。
• 乐句划分法；分句法
  the way in which a musician or singer divides a piece of music into phrases by pausing in suitable places

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 措词；遣词用字；表达法
  Thephrasing ofsomething that is said or written is the exact words that are chosen to express the ideas in it.
  1. The phrasing of the question was vague.
     在这个问题上措词模糊。
  2. ...a letter to the Pope, which necessitates careful phrasing.
     需要措词严谨的写给教皇的信
• N-UNCOUNT （演唱、演奏、表演等的）分句处理法
  Thephrasingof someone who is singing, playing a piece of music, acting, or reading something aloud is the way in which they divide up the work by pausing slightly in appropriate places.
  1. ...certain features that make a performance good or bad — the timing, the phrasing, and so on.
     决定表演好坏的一些特征，如节奏的把握、语调的处理，等等

双语例句

• The phrasing of the contract is rather ambiguous.
  合同的措辞很模棱两可。
• Don't worry about phrasing or brevity. I'll do that part.
  不要担心如何措辞，这是我的工作。
• The singer was criticized for her poor phrasing.
  她演唱歌曲时乐句划分失当受到批评。
• In the light of this, however, the phrasing of the actual recommendation is unnecessarily weak.
  但是，在这种情况下，实际建议的用词毫无必要地过分软弱。
• Doing that successfully is less a matter of felicitous phrasing but rather one of intelligently framing an issue.
  要想两者兼顾，并不在于多么巧妙的措辞，而是要聪明地提出问题。
• In an effort to avoid confusion and awkward phrasing, I have consistently used the pronoun "he" throughout this book in describing traders.
  为了避免混乱和表达的不方便，我在本书中一直用“他”来描述交易者。
• The phrasing of the question was vague.
  在这个问题上措词模糊。
• ※ Sometimes test builders give clues to the right answers by using the same words in the correct response that were used in phrasing the question.
  ※有时出题的人对正确答案提供了线索，在正确的答案中所用的词和问题中的所用的词相同。
• Bart was pleased by the felicitousness of the phrasing.
  巴特因措辞恰当而高兴。
• And also it seems to me that phrasing is really important in your music.
  我还觉得用词在你的音乐中占有很重要的地位。