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peroration

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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per·o·ra·tion /ˌperəˈreɪʃən/ noun [countable]  1. technicalAL the last part of a speech, in which the main points are repeated 〔演说的〕结束语,总结2. formalTALK/MAKE A SPEECH a long speech that sounds impressive but does not have much meaning 夸夸其谈的演说
Examples from the Corpus
perorationEqually sudden a peroration of chatter from a local mockingbird broke the silence.And so when Drabik delivered her marvelous peroration on Shakespeare, I had to wonder how many students got it.However his ringing peroration struck most of those present as being ridiculous, and many laughed aloud.There was not much else on offer in the leader's peroration to feed the faithful.
Origin peroration (1400-1500) Latin peroratio, from perorare to make a long speech, come to the end of a speech
per·o·ra·tion nounChineseSyllable
which part the a in last Corpus speech, of


peroration
peroration /ˌperəˈreɪʃən/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Language: Latin
 Origin: peroratio, from perorare 'to make a long speech, come to the end of a speech'
1. technical the last part of a speech, in which the main points are repeated
2. formal a long speech that sounds impressive but does not have much meaning


per·or·ationBrE /ˌperəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌperəˈreɪʃn/ 🔊 noun (formal) the final part of a speech in which the speaker gives a summary of the main points (讲话的)结尾,结论,总结(disapproving) a long speech that is not very interesting 冗长乏味的演说