n.  〔基于个人经历的〕轶事，趣闻

• anecdotal

  a.  轶事的，趣闻的

• By telling anecdotes about famous professors. 讲一些趣闻轶事

• I think she has to be commended for making an effort to include anecdotes about little-known female scientists.

• The book is full of amusing anecdotes about his life in Japan.

  这本书里全是他在日本生活的趣闻轶事。

• His findings are based on anecdotal evidence rather than serious research.

  他的发现依据的是传闻轶事，而不是认真的调查研究。

BrE /ˈænɪkdəʊt/

NAmE /ˈænɪkdoʊt/