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soliloquy
独白；自言自语
speech you make to yourself
- 1.
The act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
角色自言自语以向观众显露其思想的行为
- 2.
speech you make to yourself
自言自语
- 3.
A speech or written discourse in this form.
以此形式发表的演讲或书面论述
- 4.
a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections
(通常较长的)戏剧独白,旨在营造内心独白的错觉
角色自言自语以向观众显露其思想的行为；自言自语；以此形式发表的演讲或书面论述；(通常较长的)戏剧独白,旨在营造内心独白的错觉；独白
In use
In the play, the hero delivers a long soliloquy about revenge.
She sometimes practices her soliloquy in front of the mirror before an audition.
The director asked the actor to shorten the soliloquy so the scene would move faster.
deliver/give a soliloquy
The prince delivers a soliloquy about life and death.
王子发表了一段关于生与死的独白。
a soliloquy about/on sth
Her soliloquy on happiness reveals her doubts.
她关于幸福的独白暴露了她的疑虑。
in one's soliloquy
soliloquy 是可数名词，多指戏剧中角色独自倾吐内心想法的台词；也可泛指对着自己说话。复数形式为 soliloquies。
Connections
Collocations
- deliver a soliloquy
- 发表独白
- The actor delivers a soliloquy at the end of the scene.演员在场景结尾发表一段独白。
- Hamlet's soliloquy
- 哈姆雷特的独白
- Hamlet's soliloquy "To be, or not to be" is famous.哈姆雷特的独白“生存还是毁灭”很著名。
- a famous soliloquy
- 著名的独白
- She recites a famous soliloquy from Shakespeare.她背诵了莎士比亚的一段著名独白。
- write a soliloquy
- 写独白
- The playwright wrote a soliloquy for the main character.剧作家为主角写了一段独白。
- in a soliloquy
- 在独白中
- The character reveals his plan in a soliloquy.角色在独白中透露了他的计划。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 soliloquy 想成 soli（似 solo 单独）＋loquy（似 loquacious 说话）：独自说话，就是独白。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：drama and literature、formal writing soliloquy 多用于文学、戏剧或较正式的书面语，指角色独自说出内心想法；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正的押韵词：ventriloquy /vɛnˈtrɪləkwi/。拼写相似但发音不同的词（重音在首音节，因此不押韵）：colloquy /ˈkɒləkwi/ 和 obloquy /ˈɒbləkwi/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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