declaim
/dɪˈkleɪm/verb
reporting verb
1- utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience慷慨激昂地说, 侃侃而谈:
with obj. she declaimed her views她将自己的看法侃侃道来
no obj. a preacher declaiming from the pulpit.在讲坛上侃侃而谈的传教士。
1.1
- no obj.
declaim against
forcefully protest against or criticize (something)强烈抗议; 激烈抨击, 申斥。
派生词
declaimer
noundeclamatory
adjective词源
late Middle English: from French déclamer or Latin declamare, from de- (expressing thoroughness)+clamare 'to shout'.