单词 | orator |
释义 | orator (once / 526 pages) n A person giving a speech is called an orator, like the gifted orator who raised excellent points, making everyone in the audience want to join his revolution. The noun orator traces back to the Latin word orare, meaning to “speak before a court or assembly, plead.” Orator is really just a formal way of saying “speaker.” Technically, you can use it to describe anyone who is giving a speech, whether it’s a speaker at the United Nations or a classmate giving a short presentation. However, orator often implies that the speaker is particularly gifted. WORD FAMILYorator: orators+/orate: orated, orates, orating, oration, orator, oratory/oration: orations/oratorical: oratorically/oratory: oratorical, oratories USAGE EXAMPLESHe soon emerged as one of the most effective writers and orators in the movement to abolish slavery. Washington Post(Dec 04, 2016) We were bombarded by the famous close-ups, the profile, the orator before vast crowds, the man apart. New York Times(Dec 04, 2016) Trudeau was heavily criticized on Saturday for describing Castro as a “legendary revolutionary and orator” and “a remarkable leader” in a statement. Seattle Times(Nov 28, 2016) n a person who delivers a speech or oration Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker Edmund Burke British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797) Marcus Tullius Ciceroa Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC) DemosthenesAthenian statesman and orator (circa 385-322 BC) Patrick Henrya leader of the American Revolution and a famous orator who spoke out against British rule of the American colonies (1736-1799) IsocratesAthenian rhetorician and orator (436-338 BC) eulogist, panegyrist an orator who delivers eulogies or panegyrics elocutionista public speaker trained in voice production and gesture and delivery haranguera public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech spellbinderan orator who can hold his listeners spellbound tub-thumpera noisy and vigorous or ranting public speaker speaker, talker, utterer, verbaliser, verbalizer someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous) |
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