Elocution
[,elə'kjuːʃ(ə)n] or [,ɛlə'kjuʃən]
解释:
(noun.) an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture.
手打:西格蒙德--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Utterance by speech.
(n.) Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution.
(n.) Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction.
校对:内奥米
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Speech, faculty of speech, power of expression.[2]. Utterance, delivery, manner of speaking, oral expression.
杰夫编辑
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Oratory, declamation, eloquence
ANT:Reading, lection, balbutiation
录入:莱斯特
解释:
n. the art of effective speaking more esp. of public speaking regarding solely the utterance or delivery: eloquence.—adj. Elocū′tionary.—n. Elocū′tionist one versed in elocution: a teacher of elocution.
弗朗西丝编辑
例句:
- The teaching of elocution. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- His father, his grandfather, his uncle, and two brothers had all taught elocution in one form or another at the Universities of Edinburgh, Dublin, and London. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- The choice, too, of the actors required knowledge and carethen came lessons in elocution, in attitude, and then the fatigue of countless rehearsals. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- When he was sixteen family influence was able to get him the post of teacher of elocution in certain schools, and he spent his leisure hours studying the science of sound. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- His graceful elocution enchained the senses of his hearers. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
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