eloquent

英 ['eləkwənt] 美['ɛləkwənt]
  • adj. 意味深长的;雄辩的,有口才的;有说服力的;动人的

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词态变化


比较级: more eloquent;最高级: most eloquent;副词: eloquently;名词: eloquence;

助记提示


1. log- "talk, speak" => loqu- "talk, speak" (音变:-g- -> -k- -> -qu- 发音相同或相近).

中文词源


eloquent 雄辩的

e-, 向外。-loq, 说,词源同locution, colloquy.

英文词源


eloquent
eloquent: see ventriloquist
eloquent (adj.)
late 14c., from Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquentem (nominative eloquens) "speaking, having the faculty of speech; eloquent," present participle of eloqui "to speak out" (see eloquence). Related: Eloquently.

双语例句


1. I heard him make a very eloquent speech at that dinner.
在那次晚宴上,我听到他作了一番非常有说服力的陈词。

来自柯林斯例句

2. My mother waxed eloquent on the theme of wifely duty.
我母亲大谈为妻之道。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He was so eloquent that he cut down the finest orator.
他能言善辩,胜过最好的演说家.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. The defence lawyer made an eloquent plea for his client's acquittal.
被告方的律师为委托人的无罪开释作了有说服力的辩护.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. These ruins are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war.
这些废墟形象地提醒人们不要忘记战争的恐怖.

来自《简明英汉词典》