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
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》