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述 is a phonosemantic compound: the radical 辶 ('walk') indicates movement, while 术 (shù, 'skill, method') provides the sound. Originally it meant following an established path or track. This physical sense of moving along a route extended metaphorically to the act of conveying a sequence of events in speech or writing. Today the character primarily means to narrate, state, or recount, often implying faithful transmission without invented details.
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他描述了那幅画。
请叙述你的故事。
她陈述了自己的观点。
他详细述说了经过。
如果你能描述清楚，我会感谢。
这份综述涵盖了所有研究。
在报告中，他转述了专家的意见，并加以分析。
根据目击者的口述，警方对事件进行了详细的描述和重建。
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