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recitation

英 [,resɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美 [,rɛsɪ'teʃən]

解释

n. 背诵；朗诵；详述；背诵的诗

※ 提供单词"recitation"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

recitation 朗诵

来自 recite,背诵，朗诵。

英文词源

recitation (n.): late 15c., "act of detailing," from Old French récitation (14c.) and directly from Latin recitationem (nominative recitatio) "public reading, a reading aloud," noun of action from past participle stem of recitare (see recite). Meaning "act of repeating aloud" is from 1620s; that of "repetition of a prepared lesson" is first recorded 1770, American English.

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例句和用法

1. The letter was short — a simple recitation of their problem.: 信写得很短——只是简单地说了一下他们的问题。

2. The transmission began with a recitation from the Koran.: 节目一开始是一段《古兰经》朗诵。

3. She continued her recitation of the week's events.: 她接着逐一讲述这一周发生的事。

4. His recitation was cadenced and rich in feeling.: 他的朗诵抑扬顿挫,富有感情.

5. The boy made many blunders as he stumbled through his recitation.: 这个男孩在讷讷的背书中出了很多差错.