- [uncountable]
the act of speaking or of expressing something to an audience in a formal way 朗诵；雄辩 - [countable]
a speech or piece of writing that strongly expresses feelings and opinions 慷慨激昂的演说（词） The most successful newspaper stories are often declamations of patriotism. 最成功的报纸故事往往是爱国主义的宣言。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘a set speech’): from Latin declamatio(n-), from the verb declamare, from de- (expressing thoroughness) + clamare ‘to shout’.