recite
/rɪˈsaɪt/verb
with obj.
1- repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience背诵; 朗诵, 当众吟诵:
we provided our own entertainment by singing and reciting poetry.
我们借歌唱和诗朗诵来为自己提供娱乐。
1.1
- state (names, facts, etc.) in order历数, 列举(名字、事实等):
she recited the dates and names of kings and queens.
她历数了国王与王后的年代和名字。
派生词
recitation
nounreciter
noun词源
late Middle English (as a legal term in the sense state (a fact) in a document): from Old French reciter or Latin recitare 'read out', from re- (expressing intensive force) + citare 'cite'.