oration
英 [ɔ:ˈreɪʃn] 美 [ɔˈreʃən, oˈre-]

n.

（正式仪式中的）演说，演讲；

变形

复数：orations

英英释义

oration[ ɔ:'reiʃən, əu- ]

• n.an instance of oratory

  "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values"

同近义词辨析

lecture, speech, oration, address, report, talk

这组词都有“演讲，讲话，报告”的意思，其区别是：

lecture侧重带学术性的演讲。

speech普通用词，指一般的发言或讲话，可以是事先准备的，也可以是即席的。

oration常指在特殊场合，辞藻华丽，形式庄重，旨在激发听众感情的正式演说。

address正式用词，指在庄严隆重的场合作精心准备的演讲或正式演说。

report一般是指下级给上级或负责人给委托机关的书面或口头报告。

talk常用词，强调非正式讲话，讲话方式一般较为自由。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He was asked to deliver an oration at the meeting.
   他被邀请在会议上发表演说。
2. He was asked to give a funeral oration.
   他被要求在葬礼上宣读悼词。

权威例句

Heberden Oration, 1969. Rheumatoid arthritis--nature or nurture?
Heberden Oration, 1976. Molecular approach to the understanding of osteoarthrosis.
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(J.) Herrman Hyperides: Funeral Oration. Edited with Introduction, Translation, and Commentary (American...