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anecdata

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an∙ec∙da∙ta / ˈænəkˌdetə ; ˈænəkdeɪtə /
◙noun [U]
1. information which is presented as if it is the result of serious research, but which is actually based on what someone thinks but cannot prove
• 臆测资料〔貌似严谨其实纯属臆测的资料〕:
 »All this is just anecdata, when what we need now is some hard evidence of what UK firms are doing.
  这些都是想当然，我们现在需要的是英国公司在干什么的确切证明。