oration

oration

英 [ɒ'reɪʃ(ə)n]
　　美 [ɔ'reʃən]

n. 演說；致辭；敘述法

中文詞源：

oration 演說，演講

來自拉丁語orare,演講，常說，詞源同oral,orator.

例句：

1. He asked for no funeral oration.
他不要人在葬禮上宣讀悼詞.

2. Who gave your commencement address?
誰給你們做瞭畢業演說? oration指 “正式演說”,如:

3. It is not necessary to set down the rest of the oration.
下面講的話我就不必一一寫下瞭.

4. This was the groundwork of his oration.
這些就是他那番話的基調.

5. He delivered an oration on the decline of family values.
他發表瞭有關傢庭價值觀的衰退的演說.