speaker
nounWord Family
- speak verb
- speaker noun
- speech noun
- spoken adjective (≠ unspoken)
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a person who gives a talk or makes a speech 發言者;演講者 He was a guest speaker at the conference. 他是會議的特邀演講人。 a keynote speaker at the Republican convention 共和黨大會上的主要發言人 She was a brilliant public speaker. 她很擅長在公開場合演講。 The Society has an interesting talk by a visiting speaker every month. 該協會每個月都有一個客座演講者的有趣演講。 Previous speakers include two former US Secretaries of State. 前面的發言者包括兩位美國前國務卿。 He was much in demand as a visiting speaker. 他作爲客座演講者很受歡迎。 The conference featured a number of distinguished speakers from the world of business and industry. 來自商界和工業界的許多傑出的演講者出席了會議。 - speaker on something
She is a frequent speaker on human and civil rights. 她經常談論人權和公民權利。
WordfinderExtra ExamplesHe makes his living as a motivational speaker. 他以勵志演說爲職業。 She's a good public speaker. 她是一個優秀的演說家。 the commencement speaker at my graduation 我畢業典禮上的致辭人 Marina Warner was the keynote speaker at the conference. 瑪麗娜•沃納是這次研討會的主要發言人。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brilliant
- good
- great
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- feature
- invite
- speaker at
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a person who speaks a particular language 講(某種語言)的人 English speakers 說英語的人 Spanish/Arabic/Chinese speakers 說西班牙語/阿拉伯語/漢語的人 - speaker of something
a fluent speaker of German 德語流利的人
Synonyms speakerspeakersee also native speaker- communicator
- gossip
- talker
- speaker a person who is or was speaking; a person who speaks a particular language:
I looked around to see who the speaker was. 我四下環顧看說話的是誰。 a fluent Arabic speaker 阿拉伯語講得流利的人
- communicator (rather formal
) a person who is able to describe their ideas and feelings clearly to others: 指交際者、交流者: The ideal candidate will be an effective communicator. 理想的候選人定要是善於溝通的人。
- gossip (disapproving
) a person who enjoys talking about other people’s private lives: 指喜歡傳播流言蜚語的人、愛說長道短(或說三道四)的人: Myra is a dear, but she’s also a terrible gossip. 邁拉是很可愛,但也是個討厭的長舌婦。
- talker a person who talks in a particular way or who talks a lot:
He’s a very persuasive talker. 他是一個說話很有說服力的人。 She’s a (great) talker (= she talks a lot). 她很健談。
speaker or talker? Talker is used when you are talking about how much somebody talks or how well they talk. It is not used for the person who is or was talking: I looked round to see who the talker was. You can say that somebody is a good/persuasive speaker but that means that they are good at making speeches. If you mean that they speak well in conversation, use talker.Patterns用 speaker 還是 talker? - a good/great speaker/communicator/talker
- an effective/excellent speaker/communicator
Extra ExamplesHe's a fluent Arabic speaker. 他會說一口流利的阿拉伯語。 speakers of English 說英語的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fluent
- native
- non-native
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- speaker of
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a person who is or was speaking 說話者 -
the part of a radio, computer or piece of musical equipment that the sound comes out of 揚聲器;喇叭 The car had a powerful sound system with four speakers. 這輛車有一個強大的音響系統,配有四個揚聲器。
Extra ExamplesTopics TV, radio and newsb2, Musicb2The computer has built-in stereo speakers. 這台計算機有内置立體聲揚聲器。 a new set of speakers 一套新揚聲器 sound effects coming from the rear speakers 後置揚聲器的音效
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- left
- right
- front
- …
- set
- system
- phone
- (the) Speaker
the title of the person whose job is to control the discussions in a parliament (議會的)議長 the Speaker of the House of Commons/Representatives 英國下議院/美國衆議院議長
CultureIn Britain the Speaker is the person who is in charge of debates in the House of Commons. He or she decides who speaks in a debate, calls for a vote at the end, and keeps order. He or she is elected by MPs of all the political parties, and must treat all parties fairly during debates. When MPs address the Speaker during a debate, they say 'Mr Speaker' or 'Madam Speaker'.In the US the Speaker is the person who is in charge of most of the activities of the House of Representatives. He or she is responsible for keeping order in debates, for naming the members of committees, and for referring bills to committees. The Speaker of the House is chosen by the party with the majority in the House and is one of their leaders. He or she is addressed as 'Mr Speaker' or 'Madam Speaker'.Topics Politicsc2