sic

sic（sīc，為sic erat scriptum的縮略語，即「原文是這麼寫的」^[1]）是一個從拉丁語衍生出的詞彙，它在拉丁語中原意為「所以、這樣、就像那樣」。在英語中，sic 用於表示引用的句子中不正確或不常用的拼寫、短語或標點用法是原文就有，而非引述者誤植，中文一般譯為「原文如此」^[2]。書寫時使用方括號包含，即「[sic]」，一些特定國家（如美國）則會特別規定以斜體書寫，成為「 [sic] 」的形式。該詞的拉丁語原讀音類似於英文的 seek（IPA /'sik/），中間為長元音（sīc）；不過在英語中，這個詞一般讀作 /'sɪk/，類似英文 sick 一詞。

例子

美國憲法：^[3]

The House of Representatives shall chuse [sic] their Speaker ...

（這裡的 "chuse" 同 "choose"，不過為舊時用法，現已很少使用。）

時代雜誌：^[4]

Warehouse has been around for 30 years and has 263 stores, suggesting a large fan base. The chain sums up its appeal thus: "styley [sic], confident, sexy, glamorous, edgy, clean and individual, with it's [sic] finger on the fashion pulse."

（這裡的 "styley" 和 "it's" 為錯誤用詞，應為 "stylish" 和 "its"。）

參考文獻

^ Footnotes, 1, in opinion of November 15, 2012 in U.S. v. Bryant, Case No. 11-CR-20034. (Federal judge noted using variant spelling of Bryant's given name, "'sic erat scriptum'" in court document.)
^ Oxford University Press. sic｜Definition of sic in English by Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. [2018-09-17]. （原始內容存檔於2018-09-17）.
^ Speaker of the House. United States House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. [2018-09-17]. （原始內容存檔於2018-09-17）.
^ Ashworth, Anne. Chain reaction: Warehouse. The Times. 2006-06-21 [2016-05-20]. （原始內容存檔於2006-09-29）.

[1] Footnotes, 1, in opinion of November 15, 2012 in U.S. v. Bryant, Case No. 11-CR-20034. (Federal judge noted using variant spelling of Bryant's given name, "'sic erat scriptum'" in court document.)

[2] Oxford University Press. sic｜Definition of sic in English by Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. [2018-09-17]. （原始內容存檔於2018-09-17）.

[3] Speaker of the House. United States House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives. [2018-09-17]. （原始內容存檔於2018-09-17）.

[4] Ashworth, Anne. Chain reaction: Warehouse. The Times. 2006-06-21 [2016-05-20]. （原始內容存檔於2006-09-29）.

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