TALK/MAKE A SPEECHa formal public speech 〔正式的〕演说,演讲
Examples from the Corpus
oration• When his oration ended, the rector felt sufficiently relieved to try and figure out what to do.• On Wednesday, Byrd quoted Cicero and Aristotle in a long oration on the evils of the line-item veto.• Perhaps this was another part of his very cunning, and well performedoration.• Families turned out en masse to listen to the orations and participate in the fun.• Many experienced speakers mar their conversations as well as their orations with a profusion of ums and ers which distractattention.• Outside, the world was waiting for Mr Major's victoryoration and shortly after 1.00 he made for the front door.
Originoration
(1300-1400)Latinoratio, from orare“to speak, pray”