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DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
first-hand
(a.)直接的,第一手的(ad.)直接地
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
First-hand
a.
Obtained
directly
from
the
first
or
original
source
;
hence
,
without
the
intervention
of
an
agent
; --
of
information
;
as
,
a
firsthand
report
;
firsthand
information
;
firsthand
knowledge
.
Syn:
--
direct
,
original
.
One
sphere
there
is
. . .
where
the
apprehension
of
him
is
first-hand
and
direct
;
and
that
is
the
sphere
of
our
own
mind
.
--
J
.
Martineau
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
firsthand
adj
:
received
directly
from
a
source
; "
firsthand
information
"
adv
:
at
first
hand
or
directly
; "
I
heard
this
story
firsthand
"
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