maiden speech

British EnglishBrEPGP the first speech that someone makes in parliament 〔在议会中的〕首次演说

Examples from the Corpus

maiden speech• Or to congratulate me on my maiden speech?• Al Gore falls asleep as he makes maiden speech as Vice-President; no-one notices - they're all asleep too.• She told him that it was her intention to make her maiden speech at the conference.• But for a maiden speech, by tradition, everyone keeps absolutely silent and no one is allowed to interrupt.• One of the startling omissions from the maiden speech of the hon. Member for Langbaurgh was any mention of Teesside development corporation.• I was making my maiden speech, which is traditionally a somewhat nerve-wracking experience.

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单词	maiden speech
释义	maiden speech maiden speech British EnglishBrEPGP the first speech that someone makes in parliament 〔在议会中的〕首次演说 Examples from the Corpus maiden speech• Or to congratulate me on my maiden speech?• Al Gore falls asleep as he makes maiden speech as Vice-President; no-one notices - they're all asleep too.• She told him that it was her intention to make her maiden speech at the conference.• But for a maiden speech, by tradition, everyone keeps absolutely silent and no one is allowed to interrupt.• One of the startling omissions from the maiden speech of the hon. Member for Langbaurgh was any mention of Teesside development corporation.• I was making my maiden speech, which is traditionally a somewhat nerve-wracking experience. → maiden speech at maiden2(2)
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