| 释义 |
oralist|ˈɔərəlɪst|
[f. as prec. + -ist.]
1. One practised in oral delivery; a correct or model speaker. rare.
1867A. M. Bell Vis. Speech 109 A comparison of the independent pronunciations of two or three such selected oralists to fix the alphabet for Visible Speech printing.
2. One who uses oral teaching or ‘lip-language’ for the instruction of the deaf and dumb.
1880Daily News 11 Nov. 6/2 The oralists say that under the French system signs only are taught. 1882Amer. Ann. Deaf & Dumb July 154 An ardent oralist. |