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speech

UK //spiːtʃ//US //spiːtʃ//

词源

源自古英语 sprǣc/spēc,与古高地德语 sprāhha 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 *sprēkijō,与 speak(说话)相关。

noun

❶ 指人类通过声音表达思想和情感的能力或行为,通常涉及语言的使用。

“The baby's first speech sounds were adorable.”

(宝宝第一次发出的语音可爱极了。)

“Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right.”

(言论自由是一项基本人权。)

❶ 面向听众的正式讲话或演说,通常有特定主题和结构。

“The president will deliver a televised speech tonight.”

(总统将于今晚发表电视讲话。)

“Her graduation speech inspired the whole class.”

(她的毕业演讲鼓舞了全班同学。)

同义词:address, oration, talk, lecture, discourse

verb

❶ 用特定方式说话或表达,常用于描述说话的风格或特点。

“He speechified for hours without saying anything important.”

(他滔滔不绝说了几个小时,却没讲出什么重点。)

“The actor speechified his lines with great emotion.”

(演员充满感情地说出了他的台词。)

同义词:orate, declaim

常见短语

figure of speech — 修辞手法,指用于增强表达效果的非常规语言用法,如比喻、夸张等。

“'Break a leg' is a figure of speech meaning good luck.”

('断条腿'是表示祝好运的修辞说法。)

part of speech — 词性,语法中对单词的分类,如名词、动词、形容词等。

“In the sentence, 'run' can be different parts of speech.”

(在这个句子中,'run'可以充当不同的词性。)