Word · Frequency #1119
speech
演讲；发言
核心释义
A formal talk or address delivered to an audience.
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说话的能力；发出词语或清晰声音进行交流的官能
The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate.
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正式演讲
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
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说话的行为或风格
The act of speaking, a certain style of it.
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口头交流
(language) communication by word of mouth
- 5.
正式的讲话,尤指一人公开进行的长时间口头陈述
A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.
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所说的话
something spoken
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方言、土语或(旧指)语言
A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language.
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口头使用的语言,而非书面语
Language used orally, rather than in writing.
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引用的言辞；直接引语或间接引语
An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech
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公开谈论、新闻、流言、谣言
Public talk, news, gossip, rumour.
说话能力；言语能力；口语；口头表达；说话方式；口吻；说的话；引语；方言；土语；（旧）语言
用法In use
The mayor gave a long speech at the opening ceremony.
用法提示：speech 作可数名词，表示正式演讲。
After the accident, he lost the power of speech for several weeks.
用法提示：speech 作不可数名词，指说话能力。
In everyday speech, most people say "kids" instead of "children".
用法提示：speech 作不可数名词，指日常口头表达或口语。
his speech was garbled
he could hear them uttering merry speeches
make/give a speech
make和give都可与speech搭配，表示发表演讲。
The president gave a speech at the ceremony.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- give a speech
- 发表演讲
- The president will give a speech at the ceremony.总统将在典礼上发表演讲。
- free speech
- 言论自由
- Free speech is a fundamental right in many countries.言论自由是许多国家的基本权利。
- speech therapy
- 言语治疗
- After the accident, he needed speech therapy to recover.事故后，他需要言语治疗来恢复。
- figure of speech
- 修辞手法
- Metaphor is a common figure of speech.隐喻是一种常见的修辞手法。
- speech impediment
- 言语障碍
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
speech听起来像speak（说话）+ each（每个），想象你站在台上对每个人说话。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常，'speech'在表示‘言语’或‘说话能力’时属于中性语域；在表示‘演讲’时多用于正式场合。语域依具体语境而定。
语法说明Grammar Note
作'演说'讲时可数，作'说话能力'讲时不可数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the same ending sound /iːtʃ/ as 'speech'. No lookalikes with different pronunciation are included.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.