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单词 utterance
释义 ut·ter·ance
I. \ˈəd.ərən(t)s, ˈətər- sometimes ˈə.trən-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English utteraunce, uttraunce, modification (influenced by utter) (I) of Middle French outrance — more at outrance
: an extreme degree : the last extremity : bitter end
 < come, Fate, … champion me to th' utterance — Shakespeare >
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from utteren to utter + -ance
1. obsolete : the sale or disposal (as of goods or commodities) to the public
2. : something that is uttered:
 a. : an oral or written statement : a stated or published expression : an articulated sound
  < seditious oral utterances — J.L.O'Brian >
  < delivers some gemlike utterances — Anthony Quinton >
  < the speech will rank as one of his greater utterancesManchester Guardian Weekly >
 b. : a continuous stretch of speech activity especially when regarded as grammatically independent of preceding and following stretches whether by the same or another speaker
  < a sequence of utterances by the same speaker is often called a discourse >
3. : the action of uttering with the voice : vocal expression : articulation, speech
 < at length gave utterance to these words — John Milton >
 < gave utterance to a yell — Rachel Henning >
4.
 a. : the faculty or power of speech
  < one who had no gift of utterance — John Buchan >
 b. : the style or manner of speaking
  < a model … of beautiful English utterance — George Sampson >
  < a tall thin man with … a sententious utterance — Donn Byrne >
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