| 单词 | fluent |
| 释义 | fluent —fluency, fluentness, n. —fluently, adv. /flooh"euhnt/, adj. 1. spoken or written with ease: fluent French. 2. able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily: a fluent speaker; fluent in six languages. 3. easy; graceful: fluent motion; fluent curves. 4. flowing, as a stream. 5. capable of flowing; fluid, as liquids or gases. 6. easily changed or adapted; pliant. [1580-90; < L fluent- (s. of fluens) flowing, prp. of fluere; see -ENT] Syn. 1, 2. FLUENT, GLIB, VOLUBLE may refer to a flow of words. FLUENT suggests the easy and ready flow of an accomplished speaker and is usually a term of commendation: a fluent and interesting speech. GLIB implies an excessive fluency divorced from sincerity or profundity; it often suggests talking smoothly and hurriedly to cover up or deceive, not giving the hearer a chance to stop and think; it may also imply a plausible, prepared, and well-rehearsed lie: He had a glib answer for everything. VOLUBLE implies the overcopious and often rapid flow of words characteristic of a person who loves to talk: She overwhelmed him with her voluble answer. See also eloquent. |
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