英语词汇“speech”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	speech
释义	speech I. \ˈspēch\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English speche, from Old English spǣc, spēc, sprǣc, sprēc; akin to Old High German sprāhha speech, Old English sprecan, specan to speak — more at speak 1. a. : the act of speaking : communication or expression of thoughts in spoken words < speech is a means of producing in our hearers the images which are in us — Bertrand Russell > b. : interchange of spoken words : conversation, talk < wayfarers, after a first greeting, frequently plod on for miles without speech — Thomas Hardy > < wanted to have speech with him and could not — Arnold Bennett > c. : the sounding or speaking of a musical instrument d. : a form or method of expression or communication < so profound and poignant is his musical speech that there is no other eloquence like it — A.T.Davison > < if another ship ever broke into speech with flags or lamp, most ships' officers of that time panicked — Gavin Douglas > 2. a. : something that is spoken : an uttered word : statement < this was nearer a complaint than any speech she had ever heard from him — Ellen Glasgow > b. : a usually formal discourse delivered before or to an audience < will make a speech to the nation on television > < the queen read her speech from the throne > < an impromptu speech > c. : a line or group of lines spoken at one time by a character in a play < one of the most moving speeches in the play > < a dramatist with a fondness for writing long speeches > 3. a. : a form of spoken communication or expression developed by a particular group of people (as of a nation, region, or class) : a language, dialect, or idiom < had to begin by studying their speech and creating a written language — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < wrote several treatises in his native speech — William Grant > < Midland speech > b. : a manner, style, or pattern of speaking characteristic of a particular individual : a distinctive phonetic quality < his speech is slipshod and unclear > < his speech is a peculiar blend of New England and the South > 4. a. : the faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words : the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds : the power of speaking < we stood for some moments, silent and trembling … at length I found my speech — W.H.Hudson †1922 > b. : the art or technique of clear and effective speaking : elocution, public speaking < speech is one of the oldest subjects of study in organized instruction — F.H.Knower > 5. archaic : common report : mention, talk < what was the speech among the Londoners concerning the French journey — Shakespeare > Synonyms: see language II. verb (-ed/-ing/-es) *intransitive verb* : to make a speech *transitive verb* : to speak or make a speech to
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