speeches
speeches — 名詞
- speechessingular
- speechesesplural
1. planned public talks given to groups of listeners, especially at ceremonies, mee
演講
多場正式公開談話
planned public talks given to groups of listeners, especially at ceremonies, meetings, or political events
Wedding speeches began after dinner, and Sofia laughed through every family story.
婚宴晚餐後開始了一連串婚禮演講，Sofia 聽著每個家庭故事都笑了。
wedding speeches after dinner
Bao saved all the campaign speeches to compare each promise later.
Bao 把所有競選演講都存起來，好在之後比較每一項承諾。
campaign speeches from different candidates
Graduation speeches often sound shorter when Christopher speaks with real warmth.
畢業演講如果由 Christopher 真誠地說出來，常讓人覺得時間過得特別快。
The radio played old wartime speeches while Élise packed boxes in the attic.
Élise 在閣樓收箱子時，收音機正播放著舊時的戰時演講。
Haruto studies famous courtroom speeches before each school debate competition.
Haruto 每次學校辯論比賽前，都會研究有名的法庭演講。
- talks
less formal and often more conversational than speeches
- addresses
more ceremonial and public in tone
- lectures
mainly for teaching a subject
- presentations
often supported by slides or visual material
文法句型
give/deliver speeches
speeches about/on + topic
用法筆記
Use speeches when talking about more than one prepared public talk. For the general ability or activity of speaking, English normally uses singular speech, not speeches.
常見錯誤
2. the separate parts of a script that characters say aloud during a play or simila
台詞
劇中角色要說的多段對白
the separate parts of a script that characters say aloud during a play or similar performance
Eli printed the villain's speeches and taped them above the kitchen sink.
Eli 把反派的台詞印出來，貼在廚房水槽上方。
print the speeches to memorize them
Tunde kept missing two speeches in rehearsal whenever the lights changed.
每當燈光一變，Tunde 彩排時就會漏掉兩段台詞。
Ritu marked her speeches with blue pen before the school play opened.
Ritu 在校園戲劇開演前，用藍筆把自己的台詞做了記號。
The director cut several speeches because the second act was running long.
導演刪掉了好幾段台詞，因為第二幕拖得太長。
Hugo whispered his speeches backstage while the drummer checked the microphones.
Hugo 在後台低聲背自己的台詞時，鼓手正在檢查麥克風。
- lines
the most common everyday word for what actors memorize
- dialogue
the spoken text as a whole, not separate chunks
- monologues
longer solo speaking parts by one character
文法句型
learn your speeches
cut/print + speeches
用法筆記
This plural form refers to several separate speaking parts for characters. For the spoken text of a play in general, writers more often say lines or dialogue.