quotation

汉语翻译

n. 引用语, 语录, 牌价, 报价
【化】 报价
【经】 行情, 报价单, 估价单

词型变化：

副词:quotationally 形容词:quota-tional 

词意辨析：

quotation, extract

这两个名词均有“引文、引语”之意。
quotation: 常指篇幅较短的引语。
extract: 指选录或摘录，一般较长。

英语解释：

名词 quotation:

1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
   同义词：citation, cite, acknowledgment, credit, reference, mention
2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
   同义词：quote, citation
3. a statement of the current market price of a security or commodity
4. the practice of quoting from books or plays etc.

例句：

1. I cannot give you our quotation right now.
   现在我不能给你我们的报价。
2. With regard to our quotation, we will discuss it later.
   关于我们的报价，以后再讨论。
3. The insurance company requires three quotations for repairs to the car.
   保险公司要三家修理这辆汽车的报价单。
4. They gave me a quotation for mending the roof.
   他们给了我修理屋顶的报价单。
5. I found a mistake in this quotation.
   我在这段引文中发现了一个错误。

详细解释：

quo.ta.tion

n.Abbr. quot.（名词）缩写 quot.
The act of quoting.
引用：引用的行为
A passage quoted.
被引用的文句
An explicit reference or allusion in an artistic work to a passage or element from another, usually well-known work:
明显提及，影射：在一件艺术作品中，从他人的文章或原则直接引用或引喻，通常指非常有名的作品：
例句：
.Direct quotations from other paintings are fairly sparse.(Robert Hughes)
.从别人的画作中直接借用是相当少见的.(罗伯特·休斯)



The quoting of current prices and bids for securities and goods.
报价单：报出有价证券及货物的时价和出价
The prices or bids cited.
报价：提出的价格或出价

【引伸】
quota.tional
adj.（形容词）
quota.tionally
adv.（副词）