To rephrase is to say or write something again, but with different words, so the meaning comes out clearer, kinder, or more acceptable. A teacher rephrases a hard question. You rephrase a request that sounded rude. You rephrase a sentence that nobody understood. The idea stays; the wording changes.

To rephrase rephrase是指 is to say or write something again再說一次或再寫一次某件事, but不過 with different words用不同的字, so所以 the meaning意思 comes out clearer, kinder, or more acceptable會變得更清楚、更委婉，或更容易讓人接受. A teacher老師 rephrases會rephrase a hard question一個很難的問題. You你 rephrase會rephrase a request that sounded rude一個聽起來很沒禮貌的請求. You你 rephrase會rephrase a sentence that nobody understood一句沒人聽懂的句子. The idea意思 stays不變; the wording用字 changes才變.

Though actually, rephrase is not the same as translate (that is into another language), and it is not the same as shorten. The new version can be longer, if longer is clearer.

Though actually不過事實上, rephrase rephrase並 is not the same as translate跟translate（翻成另一種語言）不一樣 (that is into another language), and而且 it它也 is not the same as shorten跟shorten（縮短）不一樣. The new version新的版本 can be longer可以比較長, if longer is clearer只要更長能讓意思更清楚就行.

It is a practical, slightly formal word you hear in class, in offices, and in careful talk. Friends might just say say that another way or put it differently. The usual pattern is rephrase something, or rephrase it as…

It它 is a practical, slightly formal word是個實用、稍微正式一點的字 you hear你會聽到 in class, in offices, and in careful talk在課堂上、辦公室裡，還有講究一點的談話裡. Friends朋友之間 might just say可能就直接說 say that another way or put it differently「換個方式說」或「講法不一樣一點」. The usual pattern常見的用法 is rephrase something是rephrase something, or rephrase it as...或rephrase it as...