英语词汇“speech”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When you say something out loud, that's speech. When you give a speech, you say a lot of things in front of a group. Maybe you should open with a joke?

The ability to produce and understand speech in complex ways has long been considered part of what separates humans from other animals. "Freedom of speech" is the right to express your thoughts and opinions publicly. Adjectives, nouns and verbs are "parts of speech." By the way: speech is a noun.

WORD FAMILY

speech: speeches, speechify, speechless+/speechifier: speechifiers/speechify: speechified, speechifier, speechifies, speechifying/speechless: speechlessly, speechlessness

USAGE EXAMPLES

In a speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the president is careful to not say the US won the nine-year conflict.

The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017)

Governors typically use the speech to outline their priorities and introduce new programs and initiatives, sending ripples cascading across the state.

Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017)

She invoked Trump’s victory speech pledging to be “president for all Americans,” not just those who voted for him.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

1n (language) communication by word of mouth

his speech was garbled

Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper

language, oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons

words

the words that are spoken

orthoepy, pronunciation

the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

conversation

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

discussion, give-and-take, word

an exchange of views on some topic

expression, locution, saying

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

non-standard speech

speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community

idiolect

the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life

monologue

a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)

charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell

a verbal formula believed to have magical force

dictation

speech intended for reproduction in writing

monologue, soliloquy

speech you make to yourself

Beatitude

one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed)

logion

a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels

calque, calque formation, loan translation

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

advice and consent

a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making

ambiguity

an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context

euphemism

an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

dysphemism

an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one

shucks

an expression of disappointment or irritation

Received Pronunciation

the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting

tongue twister

an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly

crossfire

a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions

phatic communication, phatic speech

conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information

exchange

a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze

an informal conversation

gossiping, gossipmongering

a conversation that spreads personal information about other people

talk, talking

an exchange of ideas via conversation

nothings

inconsequential conversation

commerce

social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

colloquy

formal conversation

argument, argumentation, debate

a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

rap

voluble conversation

rap session

conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported

second-hand speech

overheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone conversation)

table talk

conversation during a meal

telephone conversation

a conversation over the telephone

tete-a-tete

a private conversation between two people

deliberation

(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question

conference, group discussion

a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic

panel discussion

discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience

post-mortem, postmortem

discussion of an event after it has occurred

public discussion, ventilation

free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest

dialogue, negotiation, talks

a discussion intended to produce an agreement

anatomical, anatomical reference

an expression that relates to anatomy

southernism

a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States

catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan

a favorite saying of a sect or political group

axiom, maxim

a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

epigram, quip

a witty saying

adage, byword, proverb, saw

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

agrapha

sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels

sumpsimus

a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression

baby talk, babytalk

the developing speech of a young child

baby talk, babytalk, motherese

an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child

accent, dialect, idiom

the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

localism

a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality

regionalism

a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region

telegraphese

language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams

vernacular

the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

slang, slang expression, slang term

informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar

conjuration, incantation

a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect

curse, hex, jinx, whammy

an evil spell

auditory communication

communication that relies on hearing

2n the exchange of spoken words

they were perfectly comfortable together without speech

Hyper

speaking, speech production

the utterance of intelligible speech

3n a lengthy rebuke

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lecture, talking to

preaching, sermon

a moralistic rebuke

curtain lecture

a private lecture to a husband by his wife

rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval

an act or expression of criticism and censure

4n something spoken

he could hear them uttering merry speeches

Hyper

utterance, vocalization

the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

5n the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

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address

Gettysburg Address

a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863)

Sermon on the Mount

the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49)

allocution

(rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts

colloquium

an address to an academic meeting or seminar

dithyramb

a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing

impromptu

an extemporaneous speech or remark

inaugural, inaugural address

an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president)

lecture, public lecture, talk

a speech that is open to the public

litany

any long and tedious address or recital

oratory

addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous)

oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking

delivering an address to a public audience

discourse, preaching, sermon

an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

reading, recital, recitation

a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

keynote address, keynote speech

a speech setting forth the keynote

nominating address, nominating speech, nomination

an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election

oration

an instance of oratory

debate, disputation, public debate

the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

declamation

vehement oratory

epideictic oratory

a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people

stump speech

political oratory

salutatory, salutatory address, salutatory oration

an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises)

valediction, valedictory, valedictory address, valedictory oration

a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)

baccalaureate

a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies

kerugma, kerygma

preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church

evangelism

zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel

homily, preachment

a sermon on a moral or religious topic

speech act

the use of language to perform some act

6n words making up the dialogue of a play

the actor forgot his speech

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

actor's line, words

aside

a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

cue

an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

monologue

a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor

soliloquy

a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections

throwaway

words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis

prompt, prompting

a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken)

line

text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen

7n your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

her speech was barren of southernisms
I detected a slight accent in his speech

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

delivery, manner of speaking

address

the manner of speaking to another individual

catch

a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)

tongue

a manner of speaking

shibboleth

a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

tone, tone of voice

the quality of a person's voice

elocution

an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture

inflection, prosody

the patterns of stress and intonation in a language

inflection, modulation

a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified

sharp tongue

a bitter or critical manner of speaking

note

a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling

rotundity, roundness

the fullness of a tone of voice

undertone

a quiet or hushed tone of voice

intonation, modulation, pitch contour

rise and fall of the voice pitch

caesura

a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

enjambement, enjambment

the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause

accent, emphasis, stress

the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

rhythm, speech rhythm

the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements

expressive style, style

a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

8n the mental faculty or power of vocal communication

Syn|Hyper

language

faculty, mental faculty, module

one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

单词	speech
释义	speech (once / 50 pages) n When you say something out loud, that's speech. When you give a speech, you say a lot of things in front of a group. Maybe you should open with a joke? The ability to produce and understand speech in complex ways has long been considered part of what separates humans from other animals. "Freedom of speech" is the right to express your thoughts and opinions publicly. Adjectives, nouns and verbs are "parts of speech." By the way: speech is a noun. WORD FAMILY speech: speeches, speechify, speechless+/speechifier: speechifiers/speechify: speechified, speechifier, speechifies, speechifying/speechless: speechlessly, speechlessness USAGE EXAMPLES In a speech at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the president is careful to not say the US won the nine-year conflict. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) Governors typically use the speech to outline their priorities and introduce new programs and initiatives, sending ripples cascading across the state. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) She invoked Trump’s victory speech pledging to be “president for all Americans,” not just those who voted for him. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n (language) communication by word of mouth his speech was garbled Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper language, oral communication, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication Strategic Arms Limitation Talks negotiations between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics opened in 1969 in Helsinki designed to limit both countries' stock of nuclear weapons words the words that are spoken orthoepy, pronunciation the way a word or a language is customarily spoken conversation the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. discussion, give-and-take, word an exchange of views on some topic expression, locution, saying a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community idiolect the language or speech of one individual at a particular period in life monologue a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation) charm, magic spell, magical spell, spell a verbal formula believed to have magical force dictation speech intended for reproduction in writing monologue, soliloquy speech you make to yourself Beatitude one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed) logion a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels calque, calque formation, loan translation an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language advice and consent a legal expression in the United States Constitution that allows the Senate to constrain the President's powers of appointment and treaty-making ambiguity an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context euphemism an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh dysphemism an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one shucks an expression of disappointment or irritation Received Pronunciation the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting tongue twister an expression that is difficult to articulate clearly crossfire a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions phatic communication, phatic speech conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information exchange a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one) chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze an informal conversation gossiping, gossipmongering a conversation that spreads personal information about other people talk, talking an exchange of ideas via conversation nothings inconsequential conversation commerce social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc. colloquy formal conversation argument, argumentation, debate a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal rap voluble conversation rap session conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported second-hand speech overheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone conversation) table talk conversation during a meal telephone conversation a conversation over the telephone tete-a-tete a private conversation between two people deliberation (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question conference, group discussion a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic panel discussion discussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audience post-mortem, postmortem discussion of an event after it has occurred public discussion, ventilation free and open discussion of (or debate on) some question of public interest dialogue, negotiation, talks a discussion intended to produce an agreement anatomical, anatomical reference an expression that relates to anatomy southernism a locution or pronunciation peculiar to the southern United States catchword, motto, shibboleth, slogan a favorite saying of a sect or political group axiom, maxim a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits epigram, quip a witty saying adage, byword, proverb, saw a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, phrase, set phrase an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up agrapha sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels sumpsimus a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression baby talk, babytalk the developing speech of a young child baby talk, babytalk, motherese an adult's imitation of the speech of a young child accent, dialect, idiom the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people localism a phrase or pronunciation that is peculiar to a particular locality regionalism a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region telegraphese language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in telegrams vernacular the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language) argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) slang, slang expression, slang term informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar conjuration, incantation a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect curse, hex, jinx, whammy an evil spell auditory communication communication that relies on hearing 2n the exchange of spoken words they were perfectly comfortable together without speech Hyper speaking, speech production the utterance of intelligible speech 3n a lengthy rebuke Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper lecture, talking to preaching, sermon a moralistic rebuke curtain lecture a private lecture to a husband by his wife rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval an act or expression of criticism and censure 4n something spoken he could hear them uttering merry speeches Hyper utterance, vocalization the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication 5n the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper address Gettysburg Address a three-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg (November 19, 1863) Sermon on the Mount the first major discourse delivered by Jesus (Matthew 5-7 and Luke 6:20-49) allocution (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts colloquium an address to an academic meeting or seminar dithyramb a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing impromptu an extemporaneous speech or remark inaugural, inaugural address an address delivered at an inaugural ceremony (especially by a United States president) lecture, public lecture, talk a speech that is open to the public litany any long and tedious address or recital oratory addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous) oral presentation, public speaking, speaking, speechmaking delivering an address to a public audience discourse, preaching, sermon an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) reading, recital, recitation a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance keynote address, keynote speech a speech setting forth the keynote nominating address, nominating speech, nomination an address (usually at a political convention) proposing the name of a candidate to run for election oration an instance of oratory debate, disputation, public debate the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) declamation vehement oratory epideictic oratory a type of oratory used to eulogize or condemn a person or group of people stump speech political oratory salutatory, salutatory address, salutatory oration an opening or welcoming statement (especially one delivered at graduation exercises) valediction, valedictory, valedictory address, valedictory oration a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class) baccalaureate a farewell sermon to a graduating class at their commencement ceremonies kerugma, kerygma preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church evangelism zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel homily, preachment a sermon on a moral or religious topic speech act the use of language to perform some act 6n words making up the dialogue of a play the actor forgot his speech Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper actor's line, words aside a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage cue an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech monologue a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor soliloquy a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections throwaway words spoken in a casual way with conscious under-emphasis prompt, prompting a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken) line text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen 7n your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally her speech was barren of southernisms I detected a slight accent in his speech Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper delivery, manner of speaking address the manner of speaking to another individual catch a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion) tongue a manner of speaking shibboleth a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people tone, tone of voice the quality of a person's voice elocution an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture inflection, prosody the patterns of stress and intonation in a language inflection, modulation a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified sharp tongue a bitter or critical manner of speaking note a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling rotundity, roundness the fullness of a tone of voice undertone a quiet or hushed tone of voice intonation, modulation, pitch contour rise and fall of the voice pitch caesura a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line enjambement, enjambment the continuation of a syntactic unit from one line of verse into the next line without a pause accent, emphasis, stress the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch) rhythm, speech rhythm the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements expressive style, style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period 8n the mental faculty or power of vocal communication Syn\|Hyper language faculty, mental faculty, module one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
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