text
/tekst/noun
1
- a book or other written or printed work, regarded in terms of its content rather than its physical form文本; 文章：
a text which explores pain and grief.
一篇探究痛苦和悲伤的文章。
1.1
- a piece of written or printed material regarded as conveying the authentic or primary form of a particular work原文：
in some passages it is difficult to establish the original text
在一些段落很难确定原来的文本
the text of the lecture was available to guests on the night.
当晚的来宾可以拿到讲座的文稿。
1.2
- mass noun written or printed words, typically forming a connected piece of work（尤指文章中的）文字：
stylistic features of journalistic text.
报刊文字的文体特征。
1.3
- mass noun Computing data in written form, especially when stored, processed, or displayed in a word processor【计算机】文本。
2
- in sing. the main body of a book or other piece of writing, as distinct from other material such as notes, appendices, and illustrations正文：
the pictures are clear and relate well to the text.
图片清晰, 紧扣正文。
2.1
- a script or libretto剧本; 歌词。
3
- a written work chosen or set as a subject of study（学习、研究上指定的）必读书本：
too much concentration on set texts can turn pupils against reading.
太注重指定的书本会使小学生讨厌阅读。
3.1
- a textbook教科书, 课本。
3.2
- a passage from the Bible or other religious work, especially when used as the subject of a sermon（尤指引作布道主题的）圣经经文。
3.3
- a subject or theme for a discussion or exposition（讨论等的）题目, 主题：
he took as his text the fact that Australia is paradise.
他把澳大利亚是个天堂这个事实作为自己讨论的主题。
4
- a text message文本信息。
5
- （亦作text-hand）[mass noun] fine, large handwriting, used especially for manuscripts（尤指用于手稿的）粗体正楷。
派生词
textless
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old Northern French texte, from Latin textus 'tissue， literary style' （in medieval Latin， 'Gospel'）， from text- 'woven'， from the verb texere.