quotation
/kwəʊˈteɪʃən/noun
1
- a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker引文, 引语, 语录：
a quotation from Mark Twain
引自马克·吐温作品的话
biblical quotations.
《圣经》引语。
1.1
- a short musical passage or visual image taken from one piece of music or work of art and used in another音乐（或艺术品）片段的引用。
1.2
- mass noun the action of quoting from a text, speech, piece of music, or work of art引用; 引证：
a great argument with much quotation of Darwin.
大量引用达尔文原话的精彩辩论。
2
- a formal statement setting out the estimated cost for a particular job or service估价单, 报价单, 行情表：
ensure you receive a written quotation covering all aspects of the job.
确保你收到涵盖这一工作的方方面面的书面报价单。
2.1
- Stock Exchange a price offered by a market-maker for the sale or purchase of a stock or other security【股票】报价; 牌价。
2.2
- Stock Exchange a registration granted to a company enabling their shares to be officially listed and traded【股票】上市许可登记。
词源
mid 16th cent. (denoting a marginal reference to a passage of text)： from medieval Latin quotatio（n-）， from the verb quotare （see QUOTE）.