speaking

/'spi:kiɳ/

Thân thiện

A student practices speaking in front of the class.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • The act of uttering words; the action of talking: "speaking" refers to the process of producing spoken language to communicate.
   • The art or skill of delivering a formal address to an audience: "speaking" can denote the activity or skill of giving a speech or lecture.

2. Adjective:

   • Involving or capable of speech: "speaking" describes something that has the faculty of or is related to talking.
   • So lifelike as to seem to speak: "speaking" can describe a likeness or representation that is strikingly expressive or realistic.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Clear speaking is essential for a teacher. (The act of talking clearly is vital for a teacher.)
  • She won an award for her public speaking. (She was recognized for her skill in delivering speeches to audiences.)

• Adjective:

  • Humans are speaking animals. (Humans are creatures capable of speech.)
  • He has a speaking role in the film. (He has a part in the movie that involves saying lines.)
  • The portrait was a speaking likeness of the queen. (The portrait was a strikingly realistic and expressive image of the queen.)

Advanced Usage

• "on speaking terms": having a friendly enough relationship to talk to someone.

  • After their argument, they are no longer on speaking terms. (They do not talk to each other anymore after their disagreement.)

• "strictly speaking": to be completely accurate or precise.

  • Strictly speaking, a tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable. (To be botanically precise, a tomato is classified as a fruit.)

Variants and Related Words

• Speaker (n): a person who speaks, especially in public; a device that converts electrical signals into sound.

  • The speaker at the conference was very inspiring.
  • The sound from the computer speaker is clear.

• Speech (n): the expression of thoughts and feelings using spoken language; a formal address delivered to an audience.

  • Freedom of speech is a fundamental right.
  • The president gave a speech to the nation.

Synonyms

• Talking: engaging in conversation or utterance.
• Oratory: the art or practice of formal public speaking.
• Utterance: the act of saying something; something that is said.

Related Phrases

• Speaking of...: used to introduce a topic related to what has just been mentioned.

  • Speaking of vacations, have you booked your tickets yet?

• So to speak: used to indicate that one is using a figurative or non-literal expression.

  • He is, so to speak, the heart and soul of the team.

Học thuật

Noun

1. delivering an address to a public audience
   • people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking
2. the utterance of intelligible speech

Adjective

1. capable of or involving speech or speaking
   • human beings--the speaking animals
   • a speaking part in the play

Từ đồng nghĩa

• public speaking
• speechmaking
• oral presentation
• speech production
• speaking