elocution

Definitions

e- (out) + locut (spoken, past participle of loquī) + -ion (act) = 'the act of speaking out.' Over time it narrowed to a specific skill: the trained art of clear pronunciation, projection, and delivery — what elocution lessons teach.

Why It Means This

Elocution vs eloquence: both come from loquī, but eloquence is about persuasive content (moving an audience with what you say), while elocution is about mechanical delivery (how clearly and correctly you pronounce and project). You can have perfect elocution yet say nothing eloquent.

Common Collocations

• 1.elocution lessons正音课
• 2.careful elocution字正腔圆的表达
• 3.elocution teacher正音老师

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She took elocution lessons to lose her accent before the audition.

• 2.

  His careful elocution made every word easy to follow.