Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.
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n. 慎重;考虑周到;判断力,辨别力;自行决定的自由;
💡 dis分开,分离+cret搞清,区别+ion名词后缀→谨慎,小心
"I'll leave it up to you to use your discretion ."
我把这件事留给你自己斟酌决定。
近义:tact, tactfulness, finesse, measure, moderation, prudence
反义:indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
n. 口才,辩才;雄辩;雄辩术;修辞法;
💡 e出+loqu说话+ence名词后缀 → 雄辩,口才
"I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts."
恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了.
近义:loquacity, oratory, rhetoric, speaking, speechmaking, fluentness
反义:laconicism, succinctness, terseness, brevity
n. 演说,演讲,发言;说话,谈话,说话能力或方式;(乐器的)音,音色;方言,民族语言;
"He finished his speech amid tremendous applause."
他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
近义:lecture, locution, monologue, peroration, phrase, prelection