- When you say something out loud, that's speech. When you give a speech, you say a lot of things in front of a group. Maybe you should open with a joke?
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- n. 演讲；讲话
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1. to give a speech on human rights,make a speech on human rights, deliver a speech on human rights
就人权问题发表演讲
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2. Several people made speeches at the wedding.
有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。
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3. I seemed to have lost the power of speech.
我好像话都说不出来了。
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4. This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.
这种表达主要用于口语，而不是书面语。
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5. She has the longest speech in the play.
在这部剧中，她的台词最长。
- speech (n.) Old English spæc "act of speaking; power of speaking; manner of speaking; statement, discourse, narrative, formal utterance; language," variant of spræc, from Proto-Germanic *sprek-, *spek- (source also of Danish sprog, Old Saxon spraca, Old Frisian spreke, Dutch spraak, Old High German sprahha, German Sprache "speech;" see speak (v.))
speech ★ / spiːtʃ ; NAmE spiːtʃ / noun 1 ★ [countable ] speech(on/about sth) a formal talk that a person gives to an audience 演说；讲话；发言 ◆ to give/make/deliver a speechon human rights 就人权问题发表演讲 ◆ He made the announcement in a speechon television. 他在一次电视讲话中发表了这一声明。 ◆ Several people made speeches at the wedding. 有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。 2 ★ [uncountable ] the ability to speak 说话的能力 ◆ I seemed to have lost the power of speech. 我好像话都说不出来了。 ◆ a speech defect 言语能力缺陷 ◆ freedom of speech (= the right to say openly what you think) 言论自由 3 ★ [uncountable ] the way in which a particular person speaks 说话方式 ◆ Her speech was slurred—she was clearly drunk. 她说话含混不清，她显然是喝醉了。 4 ★ [uncountable ] the language used when speaking 口语 ◆ This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing. 这种表达主要用于口语，而不是书面语。 ◆ speech sounds 语音 5 [countable ] a group of lines that an actor speaks in a play in the theatre （戏剧中的）台词 ◆ She has the longest speech in the play. 在这部剧中，她的台词最长。 ☞see also figure of speech SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 speech lecture ◆address ◆talk ◆sermon These are all words for a talk given to an audience. 以上各词均指讲话、发言。 ■ speech a formal talk given to an audience 指演说、讲话、发言： ◆ Several people made speeches at the wedding. 有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。 ■ lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course 通常指大学里的讲座、讲课、演讲： ◆ a lecture on the Roman army 关于罗马军队的讲座 ◆ a course/series of lectures 讲座课程；系列讲座 ■ address a formal speech given to an audience 指演说、演讲： ◆ a televised presidential address 总统的电视演讲 speech or address? 用 speech 还是 address？ A speechcan be given on a public or private occasion; an addressis always public. *speech 指公开或私下场合的讲话均可，而 address 总是指公开的演讲： ◆ He gave an address at the wedding. ■ talk a fairly informal session in which sb tells a group of people about a subject 指相当不正式的报告、演讲： ◆ She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China. 她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。 ■ sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service 指布道、讲道： ◆ to preach a sermon 布道 PATTERNS ◆ a long / long speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon ◆ a keynotespeech/lecture/address ◆ to write / write a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon ◆ to attend / attend a lecture/talk speech speeches speech / spiːtʃ ; NAmE spiːtʃ /
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