speech
n
1 [U]
(a) power or act of speaking 說話的能力; 說話
Man is the only animal that has the faculty of speech. 人類是唯一有說話能力的動物.
We can express our thoughts by speech. 我們能以說話的方式表達思想.
His illness left him without the power of speech. 他病後喪失了說話能力.
freedom of speech, ie freedom to say openly in public what one thinks, eg on social and political questions 言論自由.
(b) manner or way of speaking 說話的方式
His indistinct speech made it impossible to understand him. 他口齒不清, 無法聽懂他的意思.
She's doing a study of children's speech. 她正在研究兒童說話現象.
His speech was slurred
he'd clearly been drinking. 他說話含混不清, 顯然喝了酒了.
2 [C]
(a) ~ (on/about sth) formal talk given to an audience 講話; 發言; 演說
make/deliver/give a speech 發言
a speech on/about racism 關於種族主義的講話
He made a very boring after-dinner speech. 他在宴會後的講話很枯燥.
(b) (usu long) group of lines to be spoken by an actor in a play (通常指長的)臺詞
I've got some very long speeches to learn in Act 2. 第2幕中我有些大段臺詞要記.
?? 擴展釋義
*[spi:t?]n. 演講, 說話, 談話, 言語, 引語, 民族語言【醫】 言語, 語言
?? 醫學釋義
語言,演說
?? 同為「高中」詞匯
grindvt.& vi. 磨碎,嚼碎;折磨;
vt. 磨快,磨光;咬牙;
vi. 嘎吱嘎吱地擦;
n. 碾,磨;苦差事,苦活兒;〈美〉刻苦用功的學生;研細的程度;