viva voce

noun
🔊/ˌvaɪvə ˈvəʊtʃi/
🔊/ˌvaɪvə ˈvəʊtʃi/
(British English also viva)
(from Latin)
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  1. a spoken exam, especially in a British university(尤指英国大学的)口试Topics Educationc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from medieval Latin, literally ‘with the living voice’.