declamation
/ˌdekləˈmeɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the action or art of declaiming慷慨陈词, 激辩:
Shakespearean declamation
莎士比亚似的辞令
count noun declamations of patriotism.爱国主义的慷慨陈词。
1.1
- count noun a rhetorical exercise or set speech雄辩, 演说。
1.2
- forthright or distinct projection of words set to music朗诵; (演唱中的)吐字:
a soprano soloist with wonderfully clear declamation.
一位吐字非常清楚的女高音独唱歌手。
词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'a set speech'): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare (see DECLAIM).