[reporting verb]utter or deliver words or a speech in a rhetorical or impassioned way, as if to an audience 慷慨激昂地说,侃侃而谈 [with obj.]she declaimed her views. 她将自己的看法侃侃道来。 [no obj.]a preacher declaiming from the pulpit. 在讲坛上侃侃而谈的传教士。 ■[no obj.](declaim against) forcefully protest against or criticize (something) 强烈抗议;激烈抨击,申斥
派生 declaimer noun declamatory adjective 语源
late Middle English: from French déclamer or Latin declamare, from de- (expressing thoroughness) + clamare 'to shout'