| 单词 | utterance |
| 释义 | utterance utterance1 /ut"euhr euhns/, n. 1. an act of uttering; vocal expression. 2. manner of speaking; power of speaking: His very utterance was spellbinding. 3. something uttered; a word or words uttered; a cry, animal's call, or the like. 4. Ling. any speech sequence consisting of one or more words and preceded and followed by silence: it may be coextensive with a sentence. 5. Obs. a public sale of goods. [1400-50; late ME; see UTTER1, -ANCE] utterance2 /ut"euhr euhns/, n. Archaic. the utmost extremity, esp. death. [1350-1400; ME < OF outrance, oultrance, equiv. to oultr(er) to pass beyond ( < L ultra beyond) + -ance -ANCE] |
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