汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 字斟句酌
字斟句酌
weighing every word
斟、酌 Think twice / Refers to being careful and meticulous when writing an article or speaking, and pondering word by word
每一字每一句都仔细思考。形容写文章或说话时严谨认真精心为文、字斟句酌。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她讲话铿锵有力,字斟句酌

She spoke with force and deliberation.

字斟句酌地总结了情况。

She summed up the situation in a few choice phrases.

然而字斟句酌的表达应该是:谷歌没必要把数据据为己有。

Yet the words are carefully chosen: Google does not need to own the data.

他长着古板的尖下巴,古板的直鼻梁,说起话来一本正经,字斟句酌,彬彬有礼,活脱脱一个滑稽的老古董。

He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a comic antique.

另外一件事也是勿庸置疑的:到时候那天的记者招待会上,他的听众一定会对他的每个词语都字斟句酌,反复推敲的。

And one other thing is not in doubt: at that day's press conference, his listeners will hang on his every word.