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eloquent

adjective
🔊/ˈeləkwənt/
🔊/ˈeləkwənt/
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  1. able to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public雄辩的；有口才的；流利的
    • an eloquent speech/speaker雄辩的演讲／演讲人
    Extra Examples
    • He grew very eloquent on the subject.谈到这个话题，他越说越有劲儿。
    • It was an eloquent and well-informed speech.演讲流畅，见解独到。
    • She was an eloquent speaker, with a beautiful voice.她口才了得，嗓音悦耳。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • wax
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
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  2. (of a look or movement表情或动作) able to express a feeling传神的
    • His eyes were eloquent.他的眼睛很传神。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin eloquent- ‘speaking out’, from the verb eloqui ‘speak out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + loqui ‘speak’.