late 14c., "prayer," from Late Latin orationem (nominative oratio) "a speaking, speech, discourse; language, faculty of speech, mode of expressing; prayer," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin orare "to pray, plead, speak before an assembly" (see orator). Meaning "formal speech, discourse" first recorded c. 1500.
实用例句
1. He asked for no funeral oration.
他不要人在葬礼上宣读悼词.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Who gave your commencement address?
谁给你们做了毕业演说? oration指 “正式演说”,如:来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. It is not necessary to set down the rest of the oration.
下面讲的话我就不必一一写下了.来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
4. This was the groundwork of his oration.
这些就是他那番话的基调.来自辞典例句
5. He delivered an oration on the decline of family values.
