declaim

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈkleɪm/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To object to something vociferously; to rail against in speech.
  2. To recite, e.g., poetry, in a theatrical way; to speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously, noisily, or theatrically; bemouth; to make an empty speech; to rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.
    — Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the repeal of the stamp act.
  3. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc., in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public speaking.
    — The students declaim twice a week.
  4. To disclaim, disavow. proscribed
    — He now declaimed having intended any thing disrespectful to the Senate in the expression he had used.

词形变化

declaims present,singular,third-person declaiming participle,present declaimed participle,past declaimed past

词汇关系

衍生词
declaimer declamation declamatory undeclaimed

词源

From Middle French declamer, from Latin dēclāmō.
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