說話

Question 1

eloquent

Answer 1

eloquent [ˈɛləkwənt]
(a) 能言善道的
(MW1) having or showing the ability to use language clearly and effectively
(MW2) marked byforceful and fluent expression <an eloquent preacher >
[源] e- (= ex-,out) + loqu- (speak) + -ent (形尾) ，能言善道就是 “把話說出來”。
[衍] eloquence [ˈɛləkwəns] (n) “能言善道”。
[例] An eloquent writer and speaker,Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one ofthe founders of the women’s rights movement.Ÿ

Question 2

voluble

Answer 2

voluble [ˈvɑljəbəl]
(a) 說話多且快的
(MW1) talking a lot in an energetic and rapid way
(MW2) characterized by ready or rapid speech: GLIB, FLUENT
[源] volu (voice) +-able (形尾) ，說話 “發出聲音”。
[衍] volubility [ˌvɑljəˈbɪlətɪ] (n) “說話多且快”。
[例] a volublehost (主持人)

Question 3

rhetoric

Answer 3

rhetoric [ˈrɛtərɪk]
(n) 話術
(MW1) the art or skill of speaking or writing formally and effectively especially as a wayto persuade or influencepeople
(MW2) skill in the effectiveuse of speech
[解] “話術” 原指 “有效、能說服人的表達方式”，但常用於負面：rhetoric(n) type or modeof languageor speechalso: insincere or grandiloquent (華麗的) language。正 負號是上下文而定。
[例] The mayor’s promise to fight drugs wasjust rhetoric, since there was no money in the city budget for a drugprogram.**