No. 1,586 in Chinese
引述
"引述" means "to quote" or "to cite."
In a sentence
老师引述了孔子的话来引导学生。
The teacher quoted Confucius' words to guide the students.
In this sentence, 引述 is used to mean 'to quote,' emphasizing the act of repeating or citing someone's words directly.
文章中多次引述了名人的言论。
The article frequently cited statements from famous individuals.
Here, 引述 refers to 'citing,' which involves mentioning others' statements verbatim or paraphrased to support the discussion.
你提到的那个观点有些地方无法找到引述的来源。
The point you mentioned lacks references for some aspects.
In this case, 引述 implies 'reference,' focusing on the attribution or derivation of ideas or statements shared.
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