单词 | ventriloquism |
释义 | ventriloquism /ven tril"euh kwiz'euhm/, n. the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a wooden dummy. Also called ventriloquy /ven tril"euh kwee/. [1790-1800; ventriloqu(y) ( < ML ventriloquium, equiv. to LL ventriloqu(us) a ventriloquist (ventri- VENTRI- + -loquus, deriv. of loqui to speak) + -ium -IUM) + -ISM] |
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