eloquence

英 ['eləkwəns] 美 ['ɛləkwəns]
  • n. 口才;雄辩;雄辩术;修辞

助记提示


1. e- "out" + loqu- + -ence.
2. => speak out.

英文词源


eloquence (n.)
late 14c., from Old French eloquence (12c.), from Latin eloquentia, from eloquentem (nominative eloquens) "eloquent," present participle of eloqui "speak out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + loqui "to speak" (see locution). Earlier in same sense was eloquency (mid-14c.).

双语例句


1. I wish I'd had the eloquence of Helmut Schmidt.
我希望自己像赫尔穆特·施密特一样能言善辩。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence.
她被他那率直、富有鼓动性的口才迷住了。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.
恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. He expressed his sentiments about the war with great eloquence.
他雄辩地表达了他对那场战争的看法.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. Wealth of words is not eloquence.
宏辞非雄辩.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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