[字彙] colloquy (n) 正式的會議
此篇介紹 loqu- (speak) 這個重要的字根!
還有精彩的腹語術表演影片可看!
http://sovereignty.pixnet.net/blog/post/26780830
The Word of the Day for August 05, 2010 is:
colloquy \KAH-luh-kwee\ noun
1 : conversation, dialogue
*2 : a high-level serious discussion : conference
Example Sentence:
The company's employees worried and speculated as the executive team remained
closeted in an intense colloquy for the entire morning.
Did you know?
"Colloquy" may make you think of "colloquial," and there is indeed a
connection between the two words. As a matter of fact, "colloquy" is the
parent word from which "colloquial" was coined in the mid-18th century.
"Colloquy" itself, though now the less common of the two words, has been a
part of the English language since the 15th century. It is a descendant of
Latin "loqui," meaning "to speak." Other descendants of "loqui" in English
include "eloquent," "loquacious," "ventriloquism," and "soliloquy," as well
as "elocution" and "interlocutor."
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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eloquent (a) 雄辯的
loquacious (a) 多話的
ventriloquism (n) 腹語術 (嘴唇不動，用腹部發聲，通常一個人和玩偶做表演)
ventri- (belly)
soliloquy (n) 獨白 soli- (alone)
elocution (n) 演說術
interlocutor (n) 參加談話者
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