Public speaking is the art of diluting a two-minute idea with a two-hour vocabulary.

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public ['pʌblɪk] 词频1 词根: popul
adj. 公众的,公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的; n. 大众;社会;公共场所;(文学家等的)爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的,公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency 反义:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
minute ['mɪnɪt] 词频1 词根: min
n. 分,分钟;瞬间,片刻;备忘录;会议记录; vt. 把…记录在案;为…测定时间;
💡 minut小+e → 一分钟; 微小的,细微的
"The vendors were gazundered at the last minute."
卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
近义:insignificant, little, miniscule, minuscule, petty, pokey
vocabulary [və'kæbjəlɛri] 词频2 词根: voc
n. (某一语言的)词汇;(尤指外语教科书中附有释义的)词汇表;
💡 vocabul=vocable词+ary表名词→词汇
"There is a vocabulary at the back of our English book."
我们英语课本的后面附有词汇表.
近义:wordbook, wording
idea [aɪ'diə] 词频1
n. 主意,想法;[哲]理念,观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的),你有什么好idea(主意)
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义:intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
hour ['aʊɚ] 词频1
n. 小时,钟头;时间,时刻;固定时间;课时;
"The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour."
在上下班高峰时间,城市的交通混乱不堪。
近义:time, date
speaking ['spi:kiŋ] 词频5
n. 说话;讲话;谈话;演讲; adj. 演讲的;富于表情的;(肖像)栩栩如生的;雄辩的; v. 讲,谈(speak的现在分词 );
"He breathed deeply before speaking again."
他深深吸一口气,然后继续说下去。
近义:oratory, rhetoric, speechmaking, eloquence, talking

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