oratory
UK/'ɔrәtәri/US
GREC2
释义
n.
The art of formal, persuasive public speaking.
演讲术，雄辩术。
n.
A small chapel for private prayer.
（私人的）小礼拜堂。
词根拆分
词根派生or（口、说）+ -atory（关于……的/……之处）= 说话的艺术，或口诵祈祷之处。两义都来自「嘴」根：一个是善言之技，一个是向神口诵之言的房间。
词根 or 还连着 9 个词常用搭配
- 1.political oratory政治演讲
- 2.art of oratory演讲艺术
- 3.stirring oratory激动人心的演讲
例句
- 1.
His political oratory could move an entire nation.
他的政治演讲能打动整个国家。
- 2.
The students were trained in the art of oratory.
学生们接受了演讲艺术的训练。
- 3.
She prayed quietly in the small oratory.
她在那间小礼拜堂里静静祈祷。