talk like a book

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌtɔːk laɪk‿ə ˈbʊk/    美 /ˌtɔk laɪk‿ə ˈbʊk/|/tɑk-/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To talk pedantically, or using excessively difficult or literary words. informal
    — People ſhould not vvrite as they talk, except in letters (vvhich are but a converſation in vvriting): it is too careleſs. And they neither can nor ought to ſpeak as they vvrite, for this vvould be unnatural. I ſuppose it vvas first intended as a compliment to a perſon to ſay, He talks like a book; but this, vvhich vvas once looked upon as a compliment, and vvas, indeed, a pretty high-ſtrain'd one, has ſerved ſince for one of the diſtinguiſhing marks of a coxcomb.
  2. To talk precisely and with authority. informal
    — You cannot conceive, ladies, hovv good a ſchool that tavern vvas to me. It vvas frequented by a great number of learned men, vvho talked like a book concerning the character of a vvorthy man; of the pleaſure and advantage that, in every condition of life, attended the being juſt, good, and honourable; […]

词形变化

talks like a book present,singular,third-person talking like a book participle,present talked like a book participle,past talked like a book past

词汇关系

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词源

From the fact that the written language used in books is generally more formal than spoken language.
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