monologue
/ˈmɒnəlɒg/noun
1- a long speech by one actor in a play or film, or as part of a theatrical or broadcast programme独白（词）。
1.1
- mass noun the form or style of such speeches独白体：
the play oscillates between third-person narration and monologue.
该剧采用第三者叙述和独白交替的形式。
1.2
- a long and typically tedious speech by one person during a conversation（尤指令人生厌的）滔滔不绝讲话; 长篇大论：
Fred carried on with his monologue as if I hadn't spoken.
弗雷德继续滔滔不绝地讲, 就好像我没说话一样。
派生词
monologic
adjectivemonological
adjectivemonologist
（亦作-loguist）nounmonologize
（亦作-ise）verb词源
mid 17th cent.: from French, from Greek monologos 'speaking alone'.