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单词 speaking
释义 speak·ing
I. \ˈspēkiŋ, -kēŋ\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English speking, from present participle of speken to speak
1. : that speaks : capable of speech
2.
 a. : highly significant : eloquent
  < a speaking witness to their permanence — E.A.Freeman >
 b. : highly expressive
  < a face profound and speaking in spite of its silence — Mary Lindsay >
3. : resembling a living being or a real object : striking, faithful
 < the speaking portrait of the eldest daughter — Anita Marburg >
speak·ing·ly adverb
speak·ing·ness noun -es
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English speking, from gerund of speken to speak
1.
 a. : the act or an instance of uttering words
  < there has been fine speaking of noble language — Scots Magazine >
 b. : speech, discourse
  < so sweet his speaking sounded — William Morris >
 c. : statement, saying
  < laying aside all malice … and all evil speakings — 1 Pet 2:1 (Authorized Version) >
2. : a political rally
 < the farmers … had come in to attend the speaking — J.S.Buckingham >
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