单词 | upspeaking |
释义 | > as lemmasˈupspeaking ˈupspeaking n. Linguistics the action or habit of uttering declarative statements with a rising intonation at the end (a speech pattern more typically associated with questions); cf. uptalk n. 2, uptalking n. at uptalk v. Derivatives. ΚΠ 2000 Guardian 27 Dec. 2/4 The Penguin list..contains one word—‘Upspeaking’—which is thought to be the dictionary world's first recognition of a new speech habit which has swept the world in little over 20 years since it began in a valley in California. 2014 Spectator (Nexis) 15 Feb. 24 Upspeaking tells the listener that you don't really believe in yourself or in what you are saying—and that you badly seek approval. < as lemmas |
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