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旋元佑英语单词词源大挪移 感官动作字根(3)locu, loqu = speak 说

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。