remark

n. 注意；言辞

vt. 评论；觉察

vi. 谈论

中文词源

remark 评论，谈论

re-,表强调，mark,作标记。引申词义评论，谈论。

remark: remark: [17] Remark originated in French as an intensified version of marquer, in the sense ‘observe, notice’ (French had acquired marquer from the same Germanic source as produced English mark). The sense ‘say something’ emerged from the notion of ‘making a verbal observation’. The derived remarkable [17] soon developed the sense ‘extraordinary’ from its original ‘worthy of being noticed’.
=> mark
remark (v.): 1630s, "to mark out, distinguish" modeled on French remarquer "to mark, note, heed," formed in Middle French from re-, intensive prefix (see re-), + marquer "to mark," probably from a Germanic source such as Old High German marchon "to delimit" (see mark (n.1)).

Meaning "take notice of" is from 1670s; that of "make a comment" is first attested 1690s, from notion of "make a verbal observation" or "call attention to specific points." Related: Remarked; remarking.
remark (n.): 1650s, "act of noticing; fact of being worthy of comment," from remark (v.). Meaning "a notice or comment" is from 1670s.

1. I didn't mean any offence. It was a flippant, off-the-cuff remark.: 我本无意冒犯，那不过是句脱口而出的冒失话。

2. One of the apprentices made an insulting remark to a passing officer.: 其中一名学徒对着一名路过的警官说了一句侮辱他的话。

3. I feel the remark was inappropriate for such a serious issue.: 我认为对如此严肃的问题来说，该评论不合时宜。

5. Unsure of the meaning of this remark, Ryle chose to remain silent.: 由于不确定这句话究竟是什么意思，赖尔选择了保持沉默。