stump speech

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A standard speech by a politician running for office. US
    — A week ago, two or three events a day was the norm for each candidate. They have shortened their stump speeches and are spending less time greeting supporters.

词形变化

stump speeches plural

词源

From a bucolic image of a politician touring little settlements with his boilerplate speech which he delivers standing atop the stump of a chopped-down tree.
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