English-Thai Dictionary

speech

N การ พูด  การ กล่าว  expression conversation kan-phud

 

speech

N คำพูด  ถ้อยคำ  คำบรรยาย  คำปราศรัย  สุนทรพจน์  talk utterance kam-phud

 

speech way

N การ พูด ภาษาใบ้  kan-phud-pa-sa-bai

 

speechify

VI กล่าวสุนทรพจน์  kao-sun-tor-ra-pod

 

speechless

ADJ ไม่ สามารถ พูด ได้  aphonic inartculate voiceless mai-sa-mad-phud-dai

 

speechmaker

N ผู้กล่าว คำป รา ศัย  ผู้ กล่าวสุนทรพจน์  speaker talker phu-kao-kam-phud-pa-sai

 

speechwriter

N ผู้เขียน คำ สุนทรพจน์  phu-kian-kam-sun-tor-ra-pod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPEECH

n. 1. The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words, as in human beings; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds. Speech was given to man by his Creator for the noblest purposes.
2. Language; words as expressing ideas. The acts of God to human ears cannot without process of speech be told.
3. A particular language, as distinct form others. Psalm 19:3.
4. That which is spoken; words uttered in connection and expressing thoughts. You smile at my speech.
5. Talk; mention; common saying. The duke did of me demand, what was the speech among the londoners concerning the French journey.
6. Formal discourse in public; oration; harangue. The member has made his first speech in the legislature.
7. Any declaration of thoughts. I, with leave of speech implor'd, repli'd.

 

SPEECH

v.i.To make a speech; to harangue. [Little used. ]

 

SPEECHLESS

a. 1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech. More generally,
2. Mute; silent; not speaking for a time. Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear.

 

SPEECHLESSNESS

n.The state of being speechless; muteness.

 

SPEECH-MAKER

n.One who makes speeches; one who speaks much in a public assembly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPEECH

Speech, n. Etym: [OE. speche, AS. sp, spr, fr. specan, sprecan, to speak; akin to D. spraak speech, OHG. sprahha, G. sprache, Sw. spr, Dan. sprog. See Speak. ]

 

1. The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate sounds; the power of speaking. There is none comparable to the variety of instructive expressions by speech, wherewith man alone is endowed for the communication of his thoughts. Holder.

 

2. he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as expressing ideas; language; conversation.

 

Note: Speech is voice modulated by the throat, tongue, lips, etc. , the modulation being accomplished by changing the form of the cavity of the mouth and nose through the action of muscles which move their walls.O goode God! how gentle and how kind Ye seemed by your speech and your visage The day that maked was our marriage. Chaucer. The acts of God. .. to human ears Can nort without process of speech be told. Milton.

 

3. A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue; a dialect. People of a strange speech and of an hard language. Ezek. iii. 6.

 

4. Talk; mention; common saying. The duke. .. did of me demand What was the speech among the Londoners Concerning the French journey. Shak.

 

5. formal discourse in public; oration; harangue. The constant design of these orators, in all their speeches, was to drive some one particular point. Swift.

 

6. ny declaration of thoughts. I. with leave of speech implored, ... replied. Milton.

 

Syn. Harangue; language; address; oration. See Harangue, and Language.

 

SPEECH

SPEECH Speech, v. i. & t.

 

Defn: To make a speech; to harangue. [R.]

 

SPEECHFUL

SPEECHFUL Speech "ful, a.

 

Defn: Full of speech or words; voluble; loquacious. [R.]

 

SPEECHIFICATION

SPEECHIFICATION Speech `i *fi *ca "tion, n.Etym: [See Spechify.]

 

Defn: The act of speechifying. [Used humorously or in contempt. ]

 

SPEECHIFIER

SPEECHIFIER Speech "i *fi `er, n.

 

Defn: One who makes a speech or speeches; an orator; a declaimer. [Used humorously or in contempt. ] G. Eliot.

 

SPEECHIFY

Speech "i *fy, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Speechified; p. pr. & vb. n.Speechifying. ] Etym: [Speech + -fy. ]

 

Defn: To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or humorously. ]

 

SPEECHIFYING

SPEECHIFYING Speech "i *fy `ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of making a speech or speeches. [Used derisively or humorously. ] The dinner and speechifying. .. at the opening of the annual season for the buckhounds. M. Arnold.

 

SPEECHING

SPEECHING Speech "ing, n.

 

Defn: The act of making a speech. [R.]

 

SPEECHLESS

SPEECHLESS Speech "less, a.

 

1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech.

 

2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear. Addison. -- Speech "less *ly, adv. -- Speech "less *ness, n.

 

SPEECHMAKER

SPEECHMAKER Speech "mak `er, n.

 

Defn: One who makes speeches; one accustomed to speak in a public assembly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

speech

speech |spēCH spitʃ | ▶noun 1 the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds: he was born deaf and without the power of speech. • a person's style of speaking: she wouldn't accept his correction of her speech. • the language of a nation, region, or group: the distinctive rhythms of their speech. 2 a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience: the headmistress made a speech about how much they would miss her. • a sequence of lines written for one character in a play. ORIGIN Old English sprǣc, sprēc, later spēc: related to Dutch spraak, German Sprache, also to speak .

 

speech act

speech act |spitʃ ækt | ▶noun Linguistics & Philosophy an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regard to its intention, purpose, or effect.

 

speech center

speech cen ter (also speech area ) ▶noun a region of the brain involved in the comprehension or production of speech.

 

speech community

speech com mu ni ty ▶noun a group of people sharing a common language or dialect.

 

speech day

speech day ▶noun Brit. an annual celebration held at some schools, especially public schools, at which speeches are made and prizes are presented.

 

speechify

speech i fy |ˈspēCHəˌfī ˈspitʃəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( speechifies, speechifying, speechified ) [ no obj. ] deliver a speech, esp. in a tedious or pompous way: writers should write, not speechify | (as noun speechifying ) : the after-dinner speechifying begins. DERIVATIVES speech i fi ca tion |ˌspēCHəfiˈkāSHən |noun, speech i fi er noun

 

speechless

speech less |ˈspēCHlis ˈspitʃlɪs | ▶adjective unable to speak, esp. as the temporary result of shock or some strong emotion: he was speechless with rage. • unable to be expressed in words: surges of speechless passion. DERIVATIVES speech less ly adverb, speech less ness noun ORIGIN Old English spǣclēas (see speech, -less ).

 

speech pathology

speech pa thol o gy |pəˈTHäləjē ˈˌspitʃ pəˈθɑləʤi | ▶noun the study and treatment of speech and language problems. DERIVATIVES speech pa thol o gist |-jist |noun

 

speechreading

speech read ing |ˈspēCHˌrēdiNG ˈspitʃˌridɪŋ | ▶noun lip-reading.

 

speech recognition

speech rec og ni tion ▶noun Computing the ability of a computer to identify and respond to the sounds produced in human speech: [ as modifier ] : speech recognition technologies.

 

speech sound

speech sound ▶noun a phonetically distinct unit of speech.

 

speech synthesizer

speech syn the siz er |ˈsinTHəˌsīzər ˈspitʃˌsɪnθəsaɪzər | ▶noun a machine that generates spoken language on the basis of written input. DERIVATIVES speech syn the sis |ˈsinTHəsis |noun

 

speech therapy

speech ther a py |ˈspitʃ ˌθɛrəpi | ▶noun training to help people with speech and language problems to speak more clearly. DERIVATIVES speech ther a pist noun

 

speechwriter

speech writ er |ˈspēCHˌrītər ˈspitʃˌraɪtər | ▶noun a person employed to write speeches for others to deliver.

 

Oxford Dictionary

speech

speech |spiːtʃ | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds: he was born deaf and without the power of speech. • a person's style of speaking: she wouldn't accept his correction of her speech. 2 a formal address or discourse delivered to an audience: he gave a speech about the company. • a sequence of lines written for one character in a play. ORIGIN Old English sprǣc, sprēc, later spēc, of West Germanic origin: related to Dutch spraak, German Sprache, also to speak .

 

speech act

speech act ▶noun Linguistics & Philosophy an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regard to its intention, purpose, or effect.

 

speech centre

speech centre (also speech area ) ▶noun a region of the brain involved in the comprehension or production of speech.

 

speech community

speech com |mu ¦nity ▶noun a group of people sharing a common language or dialect.

 

speech day

speech day ▶noun Brit. an annual celebration held at some schools, especially public schools, at which speeches are made and prizes are presented.

 

speechify

speech |ify |ˈspiːtʃɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( speechifies, speechifying, speechified ) [ no obj. ] (often as noun speechifying ) deliver a speech, especially in a tedious or pompous way: the after-dinner speechifying begins. DERIVATIVES speechification |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, speechifier noun

 

speechless

speech |less |ˈspiːtʃlɪs | ▶adjective unable to speak, especially as the temporary result of shock or strong emotion: he was speechless with rage. DERIVATIVES speechlessly adverb, speechlessness noun ORIGIN Old English spǣclēas (see speech, -less ).

 

speech pathology

speech path |ology ▶noun another term for speech therapy. DERIVATIVES speech pathologist noun

 

speech-reading

speech-reading ▶noun [ mass noun ] lip-reading.

 

speech recognition

speech rec ¦og |ni ¦tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of enabling a computer to identify and respond to the sounds produced in human speech.

 

speech sound

speech sound ▶noun a phonetically distinct unit of speech.

 

speech synthesis

speech syn |the ¦sis ▶noun [ mass noun ] the process of generating spoken language by machine on the basis of written input.

 

speech therapy

speech ther |apy ▶noun [ mass noun ] training to help people with speech and language problems to speak more clearly. DERIVATIVES speech therapist noun

 

speech-writer

speech-writer ▶noun a person employed to write speeches for others to deliver.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

speech

speech noun 1 he doesn't have the power of speech: speaking, talking, verbal expression, verbal communication. 2 her speech was slurred: diction, elocution, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation; utterance, words. 3 an after-dinner speech: talk, address, lecture, discourse, oration, disquisition, peroration, deliverance, presentation; sermon, homily; monologue, soliloquy; informal spiel. 4 Spanish popular speech: language, tongue, parlance, idiom, dialect, vernacular, patois; informal lingo, patter, -speak, -ese. WORD LINKS oral, lingual, phonic relating to speech or speech sounds Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

speechless

speechless adjective her talk of divorce left him speechless: lost for words, at a loss (for words ), dumbstruck, dumbfounded, bereft of speech, tongue-tied, inarticulate, mute, dumb, voiceless, silent; informal mum. ANTONYMS verbose.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

speech

speech noun 1 he was born deaf and without the power of speech: speaking, talking, verbal communication, verbal expression, articulation. 2 her speech was slurred | Peter's speech was clearly cockney: diction, elocution, manner of speaking, articulation, enunciation, pronunciation; utterance, words, phraseology, talk; rare orthoepy. 3 an after-dinner speech: talk, address, lecture, discourse, oration, disquisition, peroration, declamation, deliverance, presentation; valedictory; sermon, homily; harangue, diatribe, tirade, rant; monologue, soliloquy, recitation; effusion, outpouring; N. Amer. salutatory; informal spiel; rare allocution, predication, philippic. WORD LINKS speech lingual, oral, phonetic, phonic relating to speech -phone related suffix, as in Francophone -phasia related suffix, as in dysphasia Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

speechless

speechless adjective 1 she was momentarily speechless: lost for words, at a loss for words, struck dumb, dumbstruck, bereft of speech, tongue-tied, unable to get a word out, inarticulate; mute, dumb, voiceless; dumbfounded, thunderstruck, shocked, astounded, aghast, amazed, dazed; informal flabbergasted, mum, knocked /hit for six; Brit. informal gobsmacked; rare dumbstricken, mumchance, obmutescent. ANTONYMS loquacious, verbose. 2 Lisa stared back at him in speechless misery: silent, unspoken, unexpressed, wordless, unsaid, unvoiced. ANTONYMS vocal.

 

Duden Dictionary

Speech

Speech Substantiv, maskulin oder Substantiv, feminin selten , der oder die |spiːt͜ʃ |der Speech; Genitiv: des Speeches, Plural: die Speeche und Speeches und die Speech; Genitiv: der Speech, Plural: die Speeche und Speeches |[…ɪs ]|englisch speech Rede, Ansprache einen kleinen /eine kleine Speech halten

 

French Dictionary

speech

speech FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour allocution, sermon.

 

Spanish Dictionary

speech

speech nombre masculino coloquial Discurso, charla o arenga que pronuncia una persona :¡menudo speech nos soltó en la cena de despedida! SINÓNIMO espiche .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘espich ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

speech

speech /spiːtʃ /→speak 名詞 複 ～es /-ɪz /1 C «…に関する /…に向けた » 演説 , 講演 ; (公式の )スピーチ «on , about /to » ; (演説 スピーチなどの )せりふ , 言葉 ; ｟しばしばおどけて ｠冗長な話 (!より公式な演説はaddress, 格式ばらない演説はtalk ) ▸ give [make, ｟ややかたく ｠deliver ] a speech on human rights 人権について演説を行う ▸ in a [one's ] speech to the nation 国民への演説において ▸ a farewell [welcoming ] speech 別れ [歓迎 ]のあいさつ 2 U 話す力 , 言語能力 ▸ lose the power of [one's ] speech 話せなくなる ▸ a speech impediment [defect ]言語障害 3 U 話すこと , 発言 ▸ freedom of speech 言論の自由 .4 U 〖通例one 's ～〗話し方 , 話しぶり ▸ His speech is garbled [slurred, accented ].彼の話し方はしどろもどろだ [不明瞭 （めいりよう ）だ, なまりがある ]5 U 話し言葉 ; U 〖種類では 可算 〗(特定の地域や人々の )話す言葉 , 方言 ; 国語 ▸ expressions used mainly in speech 主に話し言葉で用いられる表現 ▸ the speech of the local people 地元の人が話す言葉 6 C (役者の ) (長い )せりふ .7 U 〘文法 〙話法 .8 U (オルガンなどの )音色 .9 U (学問としての )話し方 , 弁論 (術 ).～́ b ù bble [ball ò on ](漫画の )吹き出し .～́ cl ì nic 言語障害矯正クリニック .～́ comm ù nity 〘言 〙言語共同体 .～́ d à y ｟英 ｠(学校の )表彰日 ; 終業式 .～̀ l é vel 〘言 〙スピーチレベル, 語層表示 .～́ m à rks 引用符 〘“ ”, ‘ ’〙.～́ recogn ì tion 音声認識 .～́ s ỳ nthesizer 音声言語合成装置 .～́ th è rapist 言語療法士 .～́ th è rapy 言語療法 .

 

speechify

speech i fy /spíːtʃɪfàɪ /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 自動詞 ｟くだけて 非難して ｠(えらそうに 冗長に )演説 [スピーチ ]をする .

 

speechless

sp é ech less 形容詞 1 〖通例be ～〗〈人が 〉 (一時的に )【怒り 動揺 驚きなどで 】口がきけなくなって, 言葉が出なくて «with » ▸ be struck speechless with amazement 驚きのあまり言葉を失う ▸ stand speechless at the sight その光景にあ然と立ちつくす 2 〖名詞 の前で 〗言葉で表現できないほどの .3 言葉を発しない, 無言の .4 〈人が 〉口のきけない, 物を言えない .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞

 

speechwriter

sp é ech wr ì ter 名詞 C (特に政治家の )演説草稿作者 .