单词 | elocution |
释义 | elocutionWord family verbelocuteadjectiveelocutionaryelocutorynounelocutionistelocution Linguisticsel·o·cu·tion /ˌeləˈkjuːʃən/ noun [uncountableU] SLgood clear speaking in public, involving voice control, pronunciation etc 口齿清晰的演讲;演讲术 elocution lessons 演讲技巧课程 —elocutionary adjectiveadj —elocutionist noun [countableC] Examples from the Corpus elocution• Jay Gatsby would have noted his poise and elocution.• The lessons in singing and elocution had left her with a pretty powerful voice.• I was always terribly shy and I was sent to what were known as elocution lessons - to get me out of myself.• They sent her to London for elocution lessons and she grew into a lovely young lady.• She had trained under Kate Rorke at the Guildhall, where she won the silver medal for elocution.• A similar effort to learn elocution ended just as quickly.• In Darcy's Utopia it will be as normal to practise elocution as to brush your teeth.• Study the elocution of, oh, . elocution lessons• I was always terribly shy and I was sent to what were known as elocution lessons - to get me out of myself.• They sent her to London for elocution lessons and she grew into a lovely young lady.• Steve Maxwell Yes-the pay cheque would have been nice-although the elocution lessons would have been a bit tedious. (1500-1600) Latin eloqui “to speak out” |
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