ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by stenography.

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conspiracy [k?n'sp?r?si] 詞頻3 詞根: con
n. 陰謀;反叛;共謀;
?? con共同+spir呼吸+acy名詞后綴→共同呼吸→共謀;反叛
"a conspiracy to overthrow the government"
顛覆政府的陰謀
近義:intrigue, machination, plot, plotting, scheme, scheming
understanding [,?nd?'st?nd??] 詞頻1
vt. 理解,懂得;熟知,通曉;獲知,理解;諒解; vi. 理解,懂得;表示同情或諒解;據(jù)說(shuō); n. 認(rèn)識(shí),了解;諒解;知識(shí); adj. 能諒解的;寬容的;通情達(dá)理的;
?? under下+stand站立+ing名詞后綴 → 理解
"an imperfect understanding of English"
對(duì)英語(yǔ)的不透徹理解
近義:idea, insight, knowledge, assimilation, notion, perception 反義:incoherence, incomprehension, disagreement, inharmony, nonapproval, nonconformity
tyranny ['t?r?ni] 詞頻3 詞根: tyrann
n. 暴虐;專橫;暴行;
?? tyrann=tyrant暴君+y表名詞 → 暴政, 苛政, 專治
"a victim of oppression and tyranny"
壓迫和暴政的受害者
近義:arbitrareity, absolutism, autocracy, caesarism, despotism, dictatorship
oratory [['?r?t?ri]] 詞頻5
n. 演講, 雄辯術(shù), 演講術(shù), 雄辯
近義:loquacity, rhetoric, speaking, speechmaking, elocution, eloquence 反義:laconicism, succinctness, terseness, brevity
speech [spit?] 詞頻1
n. 演說(shuō),演講,發(fā)言;說(shuō)話,談話,說(shuō)話能力或方式;(樂(lè)器的)音,音色;方言,民族語(yǔ)言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鳴般的掌聲中結(jié)束了演講。
近義:lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection
action ['?k??n] 詞頻1 詞根: ion
n. 行動(dòng),活動(dòng);功能,作用;手段;[法]訴訟;
?? 后綴:ion 構(gòu)成抽象名詞,表示行為,行為的結(jié)果
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動(dòng)物能生存下去,現(xiàn)在就要行動(dòng)起來(lái)。
近義:movement, advance, implement, start, activate, proceeding 反義:inactivity, ineffectiveness, inertia, rest, inactiveness

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