speech

中文： 语言、说话、演说

1. The ability to speak; the faculty of uttering words or articulate sounds and vocalizations to communicate. (uncountable) · He had a bad speech impediment.· After the accident she lost her speech.
2. The act of speaking, a certain style of it. (uncountable) · It was hard to hear his speech over the noise.· Her speech was soft and lilting.
3. A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person. (countable) · The candidate made some ambitious promises in his campaign speech.
4. A dialect, vernacular, or (dated) a language. (countable)
5. Language used orally, rather than in writing. (uncountable) · This word is mostly used in speech.
6. An utterance that is quoted; see direct speech, reported speech (countable, uncountable)
7. Public talk, news, gossip, rumour. (uncountable)

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