orate
- 英式英标[\'ɔret]
- 美式音标[\'ɔːreɪt; ɒ\'reɪt]
英文词源
- orate (v.)
- c. 1600, "to pray, to plead," from Latin oratus, past participle of orare "speak, pray, plead, speak before a court or assembly" (see orator). The meaning "make a formal speech" emerged c. 1860 in American English as a back-formation of oration. Related: Orated; orating.
实用例句
- 1. It certainly is a fine thing to be able to orate.
- 能说会道当然是好事.
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