oration

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɒˈɹeɪʃən/    美 /ɔɹˈeɪʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A formal, often ceremonial speech.
    — a funeral oration; an impassioned oration; to make / deliver / pronounce an oration
  2. A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting. humorous
    — My Landlord was likewiſe beginning his Oration to Jones, but was preſently interrupted by that generous Youth, who ſhook him heartily by the Hand; and aſſured him of entire Forgiveneſs […]
  3. A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people.
动词 v.
  1. To deliver an oration; to speak.
    — 1633, John Donne (attributed translator), The Auncient History of the Septuagint. Written in Greeke, by Aristeus 1900. yeares since, London, p. 80, cited in Henry Todd, A Dictionary of the English Language, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818, Volume 3, They gave answers with great sufficiency touching all difficulties concerning their own law, and had marvellous promptitude both for orationing and giving judgement.

词形变化

orations plural orations present,singular,third-person orationing participle,present orationed participle,past orationed past

词汇关系

衍生词
orational
相关词
orate orator oratory oratrix orison peroration

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem, from ōrō (“to orate”) + -tiō (“action (nominalizer)”). Cognate with and doublet of orison.
词源 2
Borrowed from Latin ōrātiō, ōrātiōnem, from ōrō (“to orate”) + -tiō (“action (nominalizer)”). Cognate with and doublet of orison.
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