Part 2 字根 表示{感官动作}的字根 locu, loqu = speak 说
入门字
colloquial (a.)口语的
col/ loqu/ ial
together/ speak/ 形容词字尾
进阶字
1. elocution (n.) 演说术
e(x)/ locu/ tion
out/ speak/ 名词字尾
Plato told of a famous orator who overcame a stutter by practicing elocution with pebbles in his mouth.
柏拉图曾提及一位演说家为了克服口吃而口含小石头练习演说术。
2. interlocutor (n.) 对话者
inter/ locu/ tor
between/ speak/ one who
She reads lips so well that an interlocutor seldom realizes that she is deaf.
她精于读唇语,对话者很少能发觉她是听障。
3. loquacious (a.) 多话的
loqu/ ac/ ious
speak/ 形容词字尾
The loquacious speaker went on for hours and hours, without saying anything meaningful.
这位多话的演讲者一讲就是好几个小时,欲言之无物。
4. eloquent (a.) 雄辩的
e(x)/ loqu/ ent
out/ speak/ 形容词字尾
It has been said that deeds are more eloquent than words.
人云,行动比言词表达得更清楚。(坐而言,不如起而行。)
5. grandiloquent (a.) 高昂的;夸大的
grandi/ loqu/ ent
great/ speak/ 形容词字尾
Winston Churchill was famous for his grandiloquent speeches.
丘吉尔以他激昂的演说著称。
6. soliloquy (n.) 独自
soli/ loqu/ y
one/ speak/ 名词字尾
Hamlet's “To be or not to be” soliloquy is the most famous in Western drama.
哈姆雷特以「是否存活下去」为开头的独白是西方戏剧中最著名的一段独白。
7. ventriloquist (n.) 腹语者
ventri/ loqu/ ist
stomach/ speak/ one who
The ventriloquist works with a puppet and entertains the audience with interesting dialogue.
这位腹语者用一个玩偶,以有趣的对话来娱乐观众。