oratory
gb/ˈɔɹətˌɔɹi/ us/ˈɔɹətˌɔɹi/
C1
อังกฤษ
~ 9400
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
formal
C1
entity
1
the art of public speaking
the skill of speaking well to a group of people, especially in formal public situations
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone]'s oratory
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'oratory' with 'oratorio'. 'Oratory' is about public speaking; 'oratorio' is a large musical work, usually with a religious story. Learners also sometimes try to use 'oratory' as an adjective (e.g. *'an oratory speech'*); the correct adjective is 'oratorical' or you can say 'a speech full of powerful oratory'.
คำพ้องความหมาย
public speaking (more general and neutral; focuses on speaking to an audience without implying elegance or persuasive style)
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rhetoric (often stresses persuasive techniques in speech or writing; can suggest manipulation more than 'oratory' does)
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eloquence (focuses on beauty and effectiveness of language itself, not the whole art of formal speaking)
คำตรงข้าม
inarticulateness (describes an inability to express ideas clearly, which contrasts with skilled and effective oratory)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
political oratory
|powerful oratory
|stirring oratory
|master of oratory
|classical oratory
|the art of oratory
หัวข้อ
communication
|politics
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- Her oratory during the campaign won over many undecided voters.
- The professor is respected more for his research than for his oratory.
- King’s speech is remembered as one of the greatest examples of modern oratory.
- The award recognizes outstanding oratory in the field of human rights.
- Despite his nervousness, his oratory improved with every public debate.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- His oratory impressed everyone in the room.
- Good oratory can make a long speech interesting.
- She took a class to improve her oratory.
- The leader’s oratory gave people hope.
- They invited her because of her strong oratory skills.
คำนาม
formal
C1
entity
2
a formal public speech
a long, formal speech to the public, usually with very strong or fancy language
รูปแบบการใช้:
an oratory on [topic]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners often use only 'speech' and do not realize 'oratory' can also mean a single speech, especially one that is long and very formal. Also, some may confuse this sense with the 'skill' sense; here, 'oratory' refers to one specific speech, not the general ability.
คำพ้องความหมาย
speech (more general; does not necessarily suggest the grand, rhetorical style implied by 'oratory')
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address (formal speech to an audience; often used in official or ceremonial contexts, similar in register to 'oratory')
คำตรงข้าม
conversation (implies informal, two-way talk, which contrasts with a one-way, formal speech like an oratory)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
deliver an oratory
|lengthy oratory
|florid oratory
|political oratory
|campaign oratory
|empty oratory
หัวข้อ
communication
|politics
|culture
|education
ตัวอย่าง
- The senator launched into an hour-long oratory on economic reform.
- We expected a short welcome, but instead we got a full-blown oratory.
- His farewell oratory to the staff was moving but excessively dramatic.
- The ceremony opened with an oratory honoring those who had died in the war.
- Her oratory on climate justice left the audience in complete silence.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The mayor gave a long oratory about the new road.
- Students listened quietly to the guest’s oratory on history.
- The oratory at the event was very formal and serious.
- He prepared his oratory for weeks before the meeting.
- People were bored by his endless oratory about taxes.
คำนาม
formal
C2
entity
3
small private chapel or prayer room
a small private chapel or room for Christian prayer, often inside a larger building
รูปแบบการใช้:
an oratory in [a building]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse 'oratory' with 'oratorio' (a musical work) or think it means any large church. In this sense, it is usually a small, private prayer room or chapel, not a full church building.
คำพ้องความหมาย
chapel (more general; can be larger and open to the public, whereas an 'oratory' is usually small and more private)
คำตรงข้าม
secular building (a building with no religious purpose, contrasting with an oratory’s specific use for prayer and worship)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
private oratory
|family oratory
|college oratory
|royal oratory
|household oratory
|small oratory
หัวข้อ
religion
|architecture
|housing
ตัวอย่าง
- The medieval castle still contains a tiny oratory beside the great hall.
- Residents may use the hospital’s oratory for quiet prayer at any time.
- A small oratory was built next to the library for the monks’ daily devotions.
- The family kept an oratory on the top floor, furnished with simple wooden benches.
- The college oratory hosts a short service every morning before classes.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- There is a small oratory inside the palace.
- The oratory is a quiet place for prayer.
- They built an oratory next to their house.
- Students meet in the oratory every evening to pray.
- The old oratory has only ten seats.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
oratory
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GB/ˈɔɹətˌɔɹi/
US/ˈɔɹətˌɔɹi/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
oratory (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (oratory)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: oratory
- Plural: oratory
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Core family
Advanced or less common
oratorically
adverb
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