oratory

oratory1
[ˈɒrət(ə)ri]
(pl. -ies)
Latin
  1. a small chapel, especially for private worship
    小礼拜堂;祈祷室
  2. (Oratory)(in the Roman Catholic Church) a religious society of secular priests founded in Rome in 1564 to provide plain preaching and popular services and established in various countries
    奥拉托利会(罗马天主教的在俗司铎修会,1564年在罗马创立,提供简朴的祈祷和大众礼拜,许多国家都建立了该会)
派生
Oratorian
( & )
noun& adjective
  1. (义项 2)

oratory2
noun
  1. [mass noun]the art or practice of formal speaking in public
    演讲术,雄辩术
    ■exaggerated, eloquent, or highly coloured language
    夸张的言辞,雄辩,华丽辞藻
    learned discussions degenerated into pompous oratory.
    学术讨论已沦为辞藻华丽的空谈。
派生
oratorical
[-ˈtɒrɪk(ə)l]
adjective
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from Latin oratoria, feminine (used as a noun) of oratorius 'relating to an orator'
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