Definition of oration in English:

oration

noun ɒˈreɪʃ(ə)nɔˈreɪʃ(ə)n

1A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.
（尤指在礼仪场合的）正式演说，正式演讲
Pericles' famous funeral oration
Example sentencesExamples
- These self-chosen culture leaders should go around the country, giving lucid but forceful orations, educating the people about the great qualities of their culture and creating a robust cultural consciousness in the majority.
- The orations that accompany the awarding of an honorary degree are rarely sophisticated studies in personality.
- Set in a future-world London, a.d.3700, the novel is a fragmented fictive archive of orations, dialogues, dream-visions, and the working papers of its protagonist.
- Instead of persisting with mindless fashion parades exhibiting Western attires, there were orations, dances, dramas that showcased the rich cultural heritage of our country.
- These imaginary inaugural orations are, of course, complete fiction.
- I want to insist, however, that in the case of his funeral orations, Derrida's concern for presence and otherness is not merely theoretical.
- It would be easy to dismiss these frightful orations as the rantings of frustrated clergymen.
- Martin Nevin, chairman of County Carlow Historical and Archeological Society and Brian Cleary, chairman of the Robert Emmet commemoration committee delivered orations at the commemoration.
- For it is not necessarily self-evident that epistles and orations function in the same way.
- Leaders improvised eloquent orations referring to the usual civic virtues.
- The theme of the most famous of those orations is democracy.
- They've done mock interviews, funeral orations, series of imagined letters from the famous person to a grandchild, or from an invented friend to the famous person.
- Despite their differences, the two men did not become enemies; they respected each other's research, and in 1832 Geoffroy gave one of the orations at Cuvier's funeral.
- Though it's easy to ridicule the performance element of these orations, they do act as a focus for the party and from time to time they find a kind of immortality.
- All five received their degrees from the chancellor of the university, former president, Mary Robinson, after glowing orations in Latin in a traditional ceremony which has changed little in 400 years.
- But this contemporary silence stems from more than just humility in the face of the great orations of the past.
- Many leaders spoke at the conference, and Wright summarizes a number of their orations.
- I want to suggest that in the case of his funeral orations, Derrida writes from within a rhetorical tradition that sometimes includes meaning or signification in its persuasive aims.
- Like Cicero and Quintilian, Robinson strongly supports imitation, and he recommends as ‘good models’ the ‘still unsurpassed orations of antiquity’.
- By the time I got back to Palmer's suite, his press secretary Karren Beanland, with whom there had been many prior discussions about the Prime Minister's orations, was coming out holding my tape recorder.
Synonyms
speech, address, lecture, talk, homily, sermon, discourse, declamation, recitation, disquisition, peroration, monologue, valedictory, harangue, tirade, diatribe, rant
North American salutatory
informal spiel
rare allocution, predication
1. 1.1mass noun The style or manner in which an oration is given.
  （正式的）演说风格
  there is nothing quite like his messianic oration
  他那救世主般的演说风格真是独树一格。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They were enraptured by Mr Durai's fiery oration.
  Leo McIntire then took over her mantle but his eloquent oration and superlatives went over the head of Brendan Bradley, who had to ask me what some of the big words meant.
  Why do we admire musical ability and adept oration?
  Their aptitude for charismatic and persuasive oration has earned some particularly articulate Griots positions as spokesmen for politicians and presidents.
  In contrast, however, to the stereotype of the reserved, stoic Indian, Creeks respected impassioned public speakers, and lengthy oration was common at council meetings.
  It spirals from crisp oration into stream-of-consciousness babble and finally into gibberish.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a prayer): from Latin oratio(n-) 'discourse, prayer', from orare 'speak, pray'.

Rhymes

ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation

Definition of oration in US English:

oration

nounôˈrāSH(ə)nɔˈreɪʃ(ə)n

1A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion.
（尤指在礼仪场合的）正式演说，正式演讲
Pericles' famous funeral oration
Example sentencesExamples
- Though it's easy to ridicule the performance element of these orations, they do act as a focus for the party and from time to time they find a kind of immortality.
- Set in a future-world London, a.d.3700, the novel is a fragmented fictive archive of orations, dialogues, dream-visions, and the working papers of its protagonist.
- Instead of persisting with mindless fashion parades exhibiting Western attires, there were orations, dances, dramas that showcased the rich cultural heritage of our country.
- It would be easy to dismiss these frightful orations as the rantings of frustrated clergymen.
- These imaginary inaugural orations are, of course, complete fiction.
- I want to insist, however, that in the case of his funeral orations, Derrida's concern for presence and otherness is not merely theoretical.
- These self-chosen culture leaders should go around the country, giving lucid but forceful orations, educating the people about the great qualities of their culture and creating a robust cultural consciousness in the majority.
- All five received their degrees from the chancellor of the university, former president, Mary Robinson, after glowing orations in Latin in a traditional ceremony which has changed little in 400 years.
- By the time I got back to Palmer's suite, his press secretary Karren Beanland, with whom there had been many prior discussions about the Prime Minister's orations, was coming out holding my tape recorder.
- For it is not necessarily self-evident that epistles and orations function in the same way.
- I want to suggest that in the case of his funeral orations, Derrida writes from within a rhetorical tradition that sometimes includes meaning or signification in its persuasive aims.
- They've done mock interviews, funeral orations, series of imagined letters from the famous person to a grandchild, or from an invented friend to the famous person.
- Leaders improvised eloquent orations referring to the usual civic virtues.
- Many leaders spoke at the conference, and Wright summarizes a number of their orations.
- But this contemporary silence stems from more than just humility in the face of the great orations of the past.
- Martin Nevin, chairman of County Carlow Historical and Archeological Society and Brian Cleary, chairman of the Robert Emmet commemoration committee delivered orations at the commemoration.
- The theme of the most famous of those orations is democracy.
- The orations that accompany the awarding of an honorary degree are rarely sophisticated studies in personality.
- Like Cicero and Quintilian, Robinson strongly supports imitation, and he recommends as ‘good models’ the ‘still unsurpassed orations of antiquity’.
- Despite their differences, the two men did not become enemies; they respected each other's research, and in 1832 Geoffroy gave one of the orations at Cuvier's funeral.
Synonyms
speech, address, lecture, talk, homily, sermon, discourse, declamation, recitation, disquisition, peroration, monologue, valedictory, harangue, tirade, diatribe, rant
1. 1.1 The style or manner in which a formal speech is given.
  （正式的）演说风格
  there is nothing quite like his messianic oration
  他那救世主般的演说风格真是独树一格。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They were enraptured by Mr Durai's fiery oration.
  Leo McIntire then took over her mantle but his eloquent oration and superlatives went over the head of Brendan Bradley, who had to ask me what some of the big words meant.
  Why do we admire musical ability and adept oration?
  In contrast, however, to the stereotype of the reserved, stoic Indian, Creeks respected impassioned public speakers, and lengthy oration was common at council meetings.
  Their aptitude for charismatic and persuasive oration has earned some particularly articulate Griots positions as spokesmen for politicians and presidents.
  It spirals from crisp oration into stream-of-consciousness babble and finally into gibberish.

Origin

Late Middle English (denoting a prayer): from Latin oratio(n-) ‘discourse, prayer’, from orare ‘speak, pray’.

词汇	oration
释义	Definition of oration in English: oration noun ɒˈreɪʃ(ə)nɔˈreɪʃ(ə)n 1A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion. （尤指在礼仪场合的）正式演说，正式演讲 Pericles' famous funeral oration Example sentencesExamples These self-chosen culture leaders should go around the country, giving lucid but forceful orations, educating the people about the great qualities of their culture and creating a robust cultural consciousness in the majority. The orations that accompany the awarding of an honorary degree are rarely sophisticated studies in personality. Set in a future-world London, a.d.3700, the novel is a fragmented fictive archive of orations, dialogues, dream-visions, and the working papers of its protagonist. Instead of persisting with mindless fashion parades exhibiting Western attires, there were orations, dances, dramas that showcased the rich cultural heritage of our country. These imaginary inaugural orations are, of course, complete fiction. I want to insist, however, that in the case of his funeral orations, Derrida's concern for presence and otherness is not merely theoretical. It would be easy to dismiss these frightful orations as the rantings of frustrated clergymen. Martin Nevin, chairman of County Carlow Historical and Archeological Society and Brian Cleary, chairman of the Robert Emmet commemoration committee delivered orations at the commemoration. For it is not necessarily self-evident that epistles and orations function in the same way. Leaders improvised eloquent orations referring to the usual civic virtues. The theme of the most famous of those orations is democracy. They've done mock interviews, funeral orations, series of imagined letters from the famous person to a grandchild, or from an invented friend to the famous person. Despite their differences, the two men did not become enemies; they respected each other's research, and in 1832 Geoffroy gave one of the orations at Cuvier's funeral. Though it's easy to ridicule the performance element of these orations, they do act as a focus for the party and from time to time they find a kind of immortality. All five received their degrees from the chancellor of the university, former president, Mary Robinson, after glowing orations in Latin in a traditional ceremony which has changed little in 400 years. But this contemporary silence stems from more than just humility in the face of the great orations of the past. Many leaders spoke at the conference, and Wright summarizes a number of their orations. I want to suggest that in the case of his funeral orations, Derrida writes from within a rhetorical tradition that sometimes includes meaning or signification in its persuasive aims. Like Cicero and Quintilian, Robinson strongly supports imitation, and he recommends as ‘good models’ the ‘still unsurpassed orations of antiquity’. By the time I got back to Palmer's suite, his press secretary Karren Beanland, with whom there had been many prior discussions about the Prime Minister's orations, was coming out holding my tape recorder. Synonyms speech, address, lecture, talk, homily, sermon, discourse, declamation, recitation, disquisition, peroration, monologue, valedictory, harangue, tirade, diatribe, rant North American salutatory informal spiel rare allocution, predication 1.1mass noun The style or manner in which an oration is given. （正式的）演说风格 there is nothing quite like his messianic oration 他那救世主般的演说风格真是独树一格。 Example sentencesExamples They were enraptured by Mr Durai's fiery oration. Leo McIntire then took over her mantle but his eloquent oration and superlatives went over the head of Brendan Bradley, who had to ask me what some of the big words meant. Why do we admire musical ability and adept oration? Their aptitude for charismatic and persuasive oration has earned some particularly articulate Griots positions as spokesmen for politicians and presidents. In contrast, however, to the stereotype of the reserved, stoic Indian, Creeks respected impassioned public speakers, and lengthy oration was common at council meetings. It spirals from crisp oration into stream-of-consciousness babble and finally into gibberish. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a prayer): from Latin oratio(n-) 'discourse, prayer', from orare 'speak, pray'. Rhymes ablation, aeration, agnation, Alsatian, Amerasian, Asian, aviation, cetacean, citation, conation, creation, Croatian, counterdemonstration, counterproliferation, crustacean, curation, Dalmatian, delation, dilation, donation, duration, elation, fixation, Galatian, geolocation, glocalization, gyration, Haitian, halation, Horatian, ideation, illation, lavation, legation, libation, location, lunation, mutation, natation, nation, negation, notation, nutation, oblation, ovation, potation, relation, rogation, rotation, Sarmatian, sedation, Serbo-Croatian, station, staycation, taxation, Thracian, vacation, vexation, vocation, zonation Definition of oration in US English: oration nounôˈrāSH(ə)nɔˈreɪʃ(ə)n 1A formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion. （尤指在礼仪场合的）正式演说，正式演讲 Pericles' famous funeral oration Example sentencesExamples Though it's easy to ridicule the performance element of these orations, they do act as a focus for the party and from time to time they find a kind of immortality. Set in a future-world London, a.d.3700, the novel is a fragmented fictive archive of orations, dialogues, dream-visions, and the working papers of its protagonist. Instead of persisting with mindless fashion parades exhibiting Western attires, there were orations, dances, dramas that showcased the rich cultural heritage of our country. It would be easy to dismiss these frightful orations as the rantings of frustrated clergymen. These imaginary inaugural orations are, of course, complete fiction. I want to insist, however, that in the case of his funeral orations, Derrida's concern for presence and otherness is not merely theoretical. These self-chosen culture leaders should go around the country, giving lucid but forceful orations, educating the people about the great qualities of their culture and creating a robust cultural consciousness in the majority. All five received their degrees from the chancellor of the university, former president, Mary Robinson, after glowing orations in Latin in a traditional ceremony which has changed little in 400 years. By the time I got back to Palmer's suite, his press secretary Karren Beanland, with whom there had been many prior discussions about the Prime Minister's orations, was coming out holding my tape recorder. For it is not necessarily self-evident that epistles and orations function in the same way. I want to suggest that in the case of his funeral orations, Derrida writes from within a rhetorical tradition that sometimes includes meaning or signification in its persuasive aims. They've done mock interviews, funeral orations, series of imagined letters from the famous person to a grandchild, or from an invented friend to the famous person. Leaders improvised eloquent orations referring to the usual civic virtues. Many leaders spoke at the conference, and Wright summarizes a number of their orations. But this contemporary silence stems from more than just humility in the face of the great orations of the past. Martin Nevin, chairman of County Carlow Historical and Archeological Society and Brian Cleary, chairman of the Robert Emmet commemoration committee delivered orations at the commemoration. The theme of the most famous of those orations is democracy. The orations that accompany the awarding of an honorary degree are rarely sophisticated studies in personality. Like Cicero and Quintilian, Robinson strongly supports imitation, and he recommends as ‘good models’ the ‘still unsurpassed orations of antiquity’. Despite their differences, the two men did not become enemies; they respected each other's research, and in 1832 Geoffroy gave one of the orations at Cuvier's funeral. Synonyms speech, address, lecture, talk, homily, sermon, discourse, declamation, recitation, disquisition, peroration, monologue, valedictory, harangue, tirade, diatribe, rant 1.1 The style or manner in which a formal speech is given. （正式的）演说风格 there is nothing quite like his messianic oration 他那救世主般的演说风格真是独树一格。 Example sentencesExamples They were enraptured by Mr Durai's fiery oration. Leo McIntire then took over her mantle but his eloquent oration and superlatives went over the head of Brendan Bradley, who had to ask me what some of the big words meant. Why do we admire musical ability and adept oration? In contrast, however, to the stereotype of the reserved, stoic Indian, Creeks respected impassioned public speakers, and lengthy oration was common at council meetings. Their aptitude for charismatic and persuasive oration has earned some particularly articulate Griots positions as spokesmen for politicians and presidents. It spirals from crisp oration into stream-of-consciousness babble and finally into gibberish. Origin Late Middle English (denoting a prayer): from Latin oratio(n-) ‘discourse, prayer’, from orare ‘speak, pray’.
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