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单词 spoken
释义

spoken

adjective

spo·​ken ˈspō-kən How to pronounce spoken (audio)
1
: delivered by word of mouth : oral
2
: characterized by speaking in (such) a manner
used in combination
soft-spokenplainspoken

Synonyms

  • nuncupative
  • oral
  • unwritten
  • verbal
  • viva voce
  • word-of-mouth
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Example Sentences

a spoken agreement is too easily broken a politician who knows the power of the spoken word
Recent Examples on the Web The 37th annual festival also features a poetry tent, a look at the process behind The Onion’s satirical articles, a spoken word workshop and performances by recent Moth StorySLAM winners. Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 Our goal, then, is to modify the parts of audio that correspond to a speaker's personal style or timbre while preserving the parts of the audio that correspond to the spoken content such as prosody and words. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2022 The law allows a patient to receive life-ending drugs if two doctors certify that the patient has six months or less to live and is mentally competent to choose death, and the patient has made two spoken requests for the drugs. Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Sep. 2022 Poetry is in the air Mass Poetry has recently announced a new, city-wide program of spoken word poetry for teens that will launch this fall and take place at Grub Street’s headquarters on the waterfront. BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2022 One thing has stayed rock-solid over the past several decades and that is a general fear of change, both spoken and unspoken. Paige Francis, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022 Relationships are full of codes and shorthand, little tells, both spoken and unspoken. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 The unspoken rule, now very much spoken, was created by the old money elite, hoping to elevate themselves above the nouveau riche, or newly wealthy. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022 Ashe has never shied away from having fun with her music, exploring sung-spoken vocals and stepping outside of standard strong structures. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

past participle of speak

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

spoken 1 of 2

past participle of speak

spoken

2 of 2

adjective

spo·​ken ˈspō-kən How to pronounce spoken (audio)
1
: expressed in speech : oral
a spoken message
2
: used in speaking
the spoken language
3
: speaking in a specified manner
soft-spoken

spoken 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in verbal
made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing a spoken agreement is too easily broken

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • verbal
  • oral
  • verbalized
  • unwritten
  • viva voce
  • nuncupative
  • articulated
  • voiced
  • said
  • told
  • word-of-mouth
  • sounded
  • stated
  • pronounced
  • consensual
  • informal
  • implicit
  • given

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • written
  • explicit
  • formal
  • paper
2
as in uttered
expressed or communicated by voice a politician who knows the power of the spoken word

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • uttered
  • voiced
  • vocal
  • whispered
  • shouted
  • oral
  • pronounced
  • articulated
  • enunciated
  • muttered
  • mumbled
  • murmured
  • mouthed
  • breathed
  • intoned
  • gasped
  • purred
  • drawled
  • sputtered
  • chirped
  • squeaked
  • spluttered
  • sonant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • silent
  • unspoken
  • inarticulate
  • mute
  • quiet
  • unsaid
  • unexpressed
  • nonvocal
  • unvoiced
  • unuttered
  • voiceless
  • surd
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spoken

2 of 2

verb

past participle of speak
1
as in said
to express (a thought or emotion) in words finally spoke her fears

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • said
  • told
  • stated
  • talked
  • discussed
  • uttered
  • passed
  • shared
  • verbalized
  • announced
  • declared
  • enunciated
  • articulated
  • voiced
  • given
  • vocalized
  • aired
  • whispered
  • brought out
  • looked
  • put
  • proclaimed
  • posted
  • published
  • sounded
  • shouted
  • commented
  • blurted
  • breathed
  • affirmed
  • asserted
  • promulgated
  • put into words
  • publicized
  • advertised
  • phrased
  • remarked
  • mouthed
  • blabbered
  • murmured
  • alleged
  • broadcast
  • worded
  • gasped
  • vented
  • averred
  • ventilated
  • couched
  • got off
  • spouted
  • broadcasted
  • chirped
  • drawled
  • avowed
  • formulated
  • blazed
  • avouched
  • purred
  • spluttered
  • bolted
  • clothed
  • gotten off
  • clad
  • snarled
  • lipped
  • shot
  • formulized
  • ripped (out)
  • piped up (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • suppressed
  • stifled
2
as in talked
to give a formal often extended talk on a subject the Mayanists have been invited to speak about their latest archaeological discoveries

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • talked
  • lectured
  • declaimed
  • discoursed
  • orated
  • descanted
  • harangued
  • held forth
  • expatiated
  • recited
  • expounded
  • soliloquized
  • pontificated
  • sermonized
  • taken the floor
  • mouthed
  • disserted
  • spouted
  • filibustered
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