late 14c., from Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquentem (nominative eloquens) "speaking, having the faculty of speech; eloquent," present participle of eloqui "to speak out" (see eloquence). Related: Eloquently.
权威例句
1. I heard him make a very eloquent speech at that dinner.
在那次晚宴上,我听到他作了一番非常有说服力的陈词。
2. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
我母亲大谈为妻之道。
3. He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.
他能言善辩,胜过最好的演说家.
4. The defence lawyer made an eloquent plea for his client's acquittal.
被告方的律师为委托人的无罪开释作了有说服力的辩护.
5. These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.