单词 | declaim |
释义 | declaim —declaimer, n. /di klaym"/, v.i. 1. to speak aloud in an oratorical manner; make a formal speech: Brutus declaimed from the steps of the Roman senate building. 2. to inveigh (usually fol. by against): He declaimed against the high rents in slums. 3. to speak or write for oratorical effect, as without sincerity or sound argument. v.t. 4. to utter aloud in an oratorical manner: to declaim a speech. [1350-1400; ME declamen < L declamare, equiv. to de- DE- + clamare to cry, shout; see CLAIM] |
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