elocution

英 [ˌel.əˈkjuː.ʃən]      美 [ˌel.əˈkjuː.ʃən]
  • n. 朗诵法;演说法;雄辩术
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将“elocution”分解为“eloquent”(雄辩的)和“uction”(动作)。想象一个说话者的动作(uction)如此优雅和有力,以至于听起来像是雄辩的(eloquent)。这样的联想可以帮助记住单词的含义:清晰而流畅的演讲或发音。

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elocution 演说术

e-, 向外。-loc, 说,词源同locution, colloquy.

elocution (n.)
mid-15c., from Late Latin elocutionem (nominative elocutio) "voice production, a speaking out, utterance, manner of expression," in classical Latin especially "rhetorical utterance, oratorical expression," noun of action from past participle stem of eloqui "speak out" (see eloquence). Related: Elocutionary; elocutionist.
1. When I was 11 my mother sent me to elocution lessons.
在我11岁的时候,妈妈让我去上演说技巧课。
2. He laid on some elocution lessons, to try to knock the edge off her country accent.
他为她安排了几次演讲课, 帮助她克服乡下口音.
3. With every advantage of lungs and elocution, the effect is vapid.
然而,扯着嗓子 、 扬顿挫地朗诵,其结果却是令听者兴味索然.
4. With every advantage of lungs and elocution, the effect is singularly vapid.
然而,扯着嗓子、抑扬顿挫地朗诵, 其结果却是令听者兴味索然.