elocution
英 [,elə'kjuːʃ(ə)n]
美 [,ɛlə'kjuʃən]
GRE
elocution 演说术e-, 向外。-loc, 说，词源同locution, colloquy.
- elocution (n.)
- mid-15c., from Late Latin elocutionem (nominative elocutio) "voice production, a speaking out, utterance, manner of expression," in classical Latin especially "rhetorical utterance, oratorical expression," noun of action from past participle stem of eloqui "speak out" (see eloquence). Related: Elocutionary; elocutionist.
- 1. When I was 11 my mother sent me to elocution lessons.
- 在我11岁的时候，妈妈让我去上演说技巧课。
来自辞典例句
- 2. He laid on some elocution lessons, to try to knock the edge off her country accent.
- 他为她安排了几次演讲课, 帮助她克服乡下口音.
来自辞典例句
- 3. With every advantage of lungs and elocution, the effect is vapid.
- 然而,扯着嗓子 、 扬顿挫地朗诵,其结果却是令听者兴味索然.
来自互联网
- 4. With every advantage of lungs and elocution, the effect is singularly vapid.
- 然而,扯着嗓子、抑扬顿挫地朗诵, 其结果却是令听者兴味索然.
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