peroration
noun [ C ] formal uk/ˌper.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ us/ˌper.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
(演说等)结论,结语
the last part of a speech, especially when the speaker repeats the main points of their argument and tries to make the audience enthusiastic
At the peroration of his closing speech, he was handed a note from his assistant. 在他的闭幕总结讲话中,他的助手递给他一张便条。
The climax was the Senator's acceptance speech, with its infamous peroration : "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." 大会的高潮是参议员(Barry Goldwater)的接受(共和党)提名演讲,其饱受争议的著名结语是:“极端主义,如果用于捍卫自由,就不是恶行。追求正义,假如只靠温和节制,就不算美德。”
夸夸其谈;高谈阔论
an answer, statement, or speech that is very long and considered too serious
He once delivered a two-hour peroration. 他曾经做过两小时的长篇演说。
His peroration completed, he sits back and waits for the next question. 他滔滔不绝地发了言,然后坐下来等待下一个提问。
- More examples
- In his peroration , he even echoed Mr Blair's slogan - "Best when we are boldest".
- The trudge to the final peroration set the seal on a very ordinary performance indeed.
- In his peroration, Fernandez-Armesto argued that we need our fictions about what it is to be human.
- While we do not have Jenkins's peroration on Roosevelt, there are enough suggestions in the text to deduce his verdict.