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elocutionary

/el-uh-kyoo-shuhn/US // ˌɛl əˈkyu ʃən //UK // (ˌɛləˈkjuːʃən) //

口才,口才学,口头禅,口技

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public: The actor's elocution is faultless.
    • : the study and practice of oral delivery, including the control of both voice and gesture.

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Examples

  • Dum recited this poem with fervor and great elocutionary effects and simply convulsed the crowd.

  • No year of college life should pass without contributing materially towards the elocutionary equipment of the future preacher.

  • As an elocutionary—or, rather, as a dramatic—display, it was looked forward to with the liveliest curiosity.

  • Do not imagine for a moment that I advocate the neglect of elocutionary graces.

  • There is no attempt to rouse the house by elocutionary climaxes or quick-stopping strides.