declamation

declamation
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action or art of declaiming
    慷慨陈词,激辩
    Shakespearean declamation.
    莎士比亚似的辞令。
    [count noun]declamations of patriotism.
    爱国主义的慷慨陈词。
    ■[count noun]a rhetorical exercise or set speech
    雄辩,演说
    ■forthright or distinct projection of words set to music
    朗诵;(演唱中的)吐字
    a soprano soloist with wonderfully clear declamation.
    一位吐字非常清楚的女高声独唱歌手。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'a set speech'): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare (see declaim)
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