oratory

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/    美 /ˈɔ.ɹəˌtɔ.ɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A private chapel or prayer room.
    — I will retire to my oratory, and pray to the blessed Virgin to inspire you with her holy counsels […].
  2. The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner. uncountable
  3. A Roman Catholic chapel; a building for public or private worship that is not a parish church.
    — By public oratories are meant those attached to monasteries, convents, seminaries, etc., having a public entrance by which the faithful have access to them.
  4. Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing. uncountable
    — Rising from humble farmhand to community organizer to a leader of the national Fatah party, Mr. Barghouti became known for his soaring oratory and common touch.
  5. A Catholic church belonging to the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. specifically
    — They had been given the old Oscott College premises as a temporary home, but were content there until Oratories could be established in the cities. St Philip Neri had specifically intended that the Oratory should be a city-based form of communal and missionary life.

词形变化

oratories plural Oratory alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
oratorical

词源

词源 1
From Middle English oratorie, from Anglo-Norman oratorie, Middle French oratoire, and their source, Late Latin ōrātōrium. Doublet of oratorio.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin ōrātōria, from the feminine of ōrātōrius (“oratorial”).
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