utterance
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ut·ter·ance /ˈʌtərəns/ noun formal 1 [countable]SAY something you say 言论，言辞 Politicians are judged by their public utterances. 人们根据政治家公开的言论来评判他们。2. [uncountable]SAY the action of saying something 发声；说话
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utterance• An ejaculation is an utterance thrown out suddenly and is very short: Help!• An utterance is said to have illocutionary force and perlocutionary force.• Dozens of reporters are always nearby to record his every step and utterance.• Many of his utterances were, however, sermon commonplaces, to which parallels can be found in other contemporary preaching.• Such utterances, especially from a supposedly left-wing government, are revolutionary.• However, the utterance only succeeds in having this function if certain external conditions are fulfilled.ut·ter·ance nounChineseSyllable
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utterance
ut‧ter‧ance /ˈʌtərəns/
noun formal
1. [countable] something you say:
Politicians are judged by their public utterances.
2. [uncountable] the action of saying something
ut‧ter‧ance /ˈʌtərəns/
noun formal1. [countable] something you say:
2. [uncountable] the action of saying something