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declamation

noun
🔊/ˌdekləˈmeɪʃn/
🔊/ˌdekləˈmeɪʃn/
(formal)
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  1. [uncountable] the act of speaking or of expressing something to an audience in a formal way朗诵；雄辩
  2. [countable] a speech or piece of writing that strongly expresses feelings and opinions慷慨激昂的演说（词）
    • The most successful newspaper stories are often declamations of patriotism.最成功的报纸故事通常是爱国主义的宣告。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘a set speech’): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare, from de- (expressing thoroughness) + clamare ‘to shout’.