oration

[US]/ɒ'reɪʃ(ə)n/
[UK]/ɔ'reʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 演说;致辞;叙述法
Word Forms
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Example Sentences

deliver a stirring oration

发表激动人心的演讲

Real-world Examples

Although some tanager species do emphasize oration over attire, like the aptly named drab hemispingus.

一些唐纳雀品种,就像它恰当的名字褐拟雀一样歌喉胜过外表。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation August 2014

Only one boy was capable of laughing while Derossi was declaiming the funeral oration of the king, and Franti laughed.

代洛西读着维多利亚·爱马努爱列王的吊词的时候,笑的只有一人,就是勿兰谛。

Source: "Education of Love" January

The supper things cleared away, Gerald resumed his oration, but with little satisfaction to himself and none at all to his audience.

晚餐桌上的东西已收拾完毕,杰拉尔德又开始他的讲演,但好像连自己也并不怎么满意,就更不用说听的人。

Source: Gone with the Wind

An actor acted as an orangutan and began its oration.

一名演员扮演一头猩猩并开始了它的致辞。

Source: Pan Pan

He gave a Speech Day oration in Greek, I recollect, and was outstandingly first-rate in school theatricals.

我记得他用希腊语发表了演讲日演讲, 并且在学校戏剧表演中表现出色。

Source: The Disappearing Horizon

William Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska, voiced their sentiments in a memorable oration.

内布拉斯加州的威廉·詹宁斯·布赖恩 (William Jennings Bryan) 在一次令人难忘的演说中表达了他们的观点。

Source: American history

Aristotle focused on oration, though, and he described three types of persuasive speech.

不过, 亚里士多德专注于演说,他描述了三种类型的说服性演讲。

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

It is not necessary to set down the rest of the oration.

没有必要写下演讲的其余部分。

Source: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The history of his oration and learning to be a good communicator is an example of just pure tenacity.

他的演说历史和学习如何成为一名优秀的沟通者, 就是纯粹的坚韧不拔的典范。

Source: Quick thinking, smart communication.

Opposition research is as old as politics itself—Cicero's orations against Catiline, a dodgy candidate for the Roman consulship in 63BC, were notably well-informed.

其最早可追溯到时西塞罗与喀提林一场人尽皆知的辩论,喀提林是公元前63年罗马执政官的竞选者,巧舌如簧。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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