单词 | soliloquy |
释义 | soliloquy[ suh-lil-uh-kwee ] / səˈlɪl ə kwi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR soliloquy ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural so·lil·o·quies.an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present (often used as a device in drama to disclose a character's innermost thoughts): Hamlet's soliloquy begins with “To be or not to be.” the act of talking while or as if alone. Origin of soliloquy1595–1605; <Late Latin sōliloquium a talking to oneself, soliloquy, equivalent to sōli-soli-1 + loqu(ī) to speak + -ium-ium; see -y3 Words nearby soliloquysolifidian, solifluction, solifugid, Solihull, soliloquize, soliloquy, Soliman, Soliman I, Solimena, Solimões, soling Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for soliloquyBritish Dictionary definitions for soliloquysoliloquy / (səˈlɪləkwɪ) / noun plural -quiesthe act of speaking alone or to oneself, esp as a theatrical device a speech in a play that is spoken in soliloquyHamlet's first soliloquy Word Origin for soliloquyC17: via Late Latin sōliloquium, from Latin sōlus sole + loquī to speak usage for soliloquySoliloquy is sometimes wrongly used where monologue is meant. Both words refer to a long speech by one person, but a monologue can be addressed to other people, whereas in a soliloquy the speaker is always talking to himself or herself Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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