a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form 文本;文章 a text which explores pain and grief. 一篇探究痛苦和悲伤的文章。 ■a piece of written or printed material regarded as conveying the authentic or primary form of a particular work 原文 in some passages it is difficult to establish the original text. 在一些段落很难确定原来的文本。 the text of the lecture was available to guests on the night. 当晚的来宾可以拿到讲座的文稿。 ■[mass noun]written or printed words, typically forming a connected piece of work (尤指文章中的)文字 stylistic features of journalistic text. 报刊文字的文体特征。 ■[mass noun](Computing)data in written form, especially when stored, processed, or displayed in a word processor (计算机)正文,文本
[in sing.]the main body of a book or other piece of writing, as distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and illustrations 正文 the pictures are clear and relate well to the text. 图片清晰,紧扣正文。 ■a script or libretto 剧本;歌词
a written work chosen or set as a subject of study (学习、研究上指定的)必读书本 too much concentration on set texts can turn pupils against reading. 太注重指定的书本会使小学生讨厌阅读。 ■a textbook 教科书,课本 ■a passage from the Bible or other religious work, especially when used as the subject of a sermon (尤指引作布道主题的)圣经文句 ■a subject or theme for a discussion or exposition (讨论等的)题目,主题 he took as his text the fact that Australia is paradise. 他把澳大利亚是个天堂这个事实作为自己讨论的主题。
a text message 文本信息
(亦作 text-hand)[mass noun]fine, large handwriting, used especially for manuscripts (尤指用于手稿的)粗体正楷
派生 textless adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus 'tissue, literary style' (in medieval Latin, 'Gospel'), from text- 'woven', from the verb texere