喜樂美語
  1. 1v/ˌriːˈraɪt/重寫；改寫

    to write something again, changing the words, often to make it clearer or better.

    「rewrite」是把「已經寫好的東西」再寫一次——通常換說法、改結構，讓意思更清楚，或因為有了新資訊。常見搭配：rewrite a paragraph / essay / script、rewrite something to make it clearer。可以想成 re- + write：再寫一遍。跟 edit 容易搞混——edit 常是改錯字、小地方；rewrite 改動更大，幾乎像重新寫過。學校作文也常說 revise（修改稿），但 rewrite 更強調「整段／整篇再寫」。

    示範例句 · Example

    Perhaps you ought to rewrite the first paragraph to make it a little clearer.

    中文翻譯也許你應該重寫第一段，讓它清楚一點。

    常見搭配

    • rewrite a paragraph / essay / report

      重寫一段／一篇作文／一份報告

      write a school or work text again in a better way

      I had to rewrite most of the essay before Friday.

    • rewrite something to make it clearer

      重寫某段文字好讓它更清楚

      change writing so the meaning is easier to understand

      Please rewrite this sentence to make it clearer.

    • rewrite a script / story / ending

      改寫劇本／故事／結局

      change a play, story, or ending by writing it again

      They rewrote the ending so the hero and the dog both go home safely.

    • rewrite the rules

      改寫規則

      change the rules by writing them again

      The club voted to rewrite the rules before the next match.

    • writing and rewriting

      寫了又改寫

      the work of writing, then changing the writing again and again

      Good writers spend time writing and rewriting.

    • completely / heavily rewrite

      徹底／大幅重寫

      change almost all of a text by writing it again

      Sam completely rewrote the first page after peer review.

    意思相近

    reviseredraftreworkrephraserecast

    用法接近

    editwrite outwrite upadaptamend

core核心畫面

From the word’s history

From re- + write.

re-「再」加 write。

Wiktionary

Picture the same idea being put down on the page a second time, in different words. The content stays; the wording is built again from scratch, usually because the first attempt did not say it clearly enough.

可以想成：同一個意思在紙上重新寫一次，換一套說法。內容還在，但字句是重新架起來的——通常是因為第一次寫得不夠清楚。

同家族的字

rewrote rewritten rewriting rewrites

意思相近

reviseredraftreworkrephraserecast

用法接近

editwrite outwrite upadaptamend

原始詞典資料6 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

rewritenoun/ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/

  • 1

    The act of writing again or anew.

    • The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market.
    • After a month of writing and another month for rehearsals and re-writes, the three planned a one-night-only performance billed as a work in progress at Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint in San Francisco.
  • 2

    Something that has been written again.

  • 3

    computingengineeringmathematicsThe replacement of subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

rewriteverb/ɹiːˈɹaɪt/

  • 1

    To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.

    • The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a non-technical audience.
    • If we are going to rewrite all of those diagrams and change the duties of all of those staff, it will take a few weeks.
  • 2

    To write again (without changes).

  • 3

    computingengineeringmathematicsTo replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

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