释义 |
orationo‧ra‧tion /əˈreɪʃən, ɔː-/ noun [countable] orationOrigin: 1300-1400 Latin oratio, from orare ‘to speak, pray’ - Families turned out en masse to listen to the orations and participate in the fun.
- Many experienced speakers mar their conversations as well as their orations with a profusion of ums and ers which distract attention.
- On Wednesday, Byrd quoted Cicero and Aristotle in a long oration on the evils of the line-item veto.
- Outside, the world was waiting for Mr Major's victory oration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door.
- Perhaps this was another part of his very cunning, and well performed oration.
- When his oration ended, the rector felt sufficiently relieved to try and figure out what to do.
a formal public speech |