diction

英 [ˈdɪkʃn]

美 [ˈdɪkʃn]

n.  吐字; 发音方式; 措辞; 用语; 用词

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BNC.21809 / COCA.19662

牛津词典

noun

• 吐字；发音方式
  the way that sb pronounces words
  1. clear diction
     清晰的吐字
• 措辞；用语；用词
  the choice and use of words in literature

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 发音;咬字
  Someone'sdictionis how clearly they speak or sing.
  1. His diction wasn't very good...
     他的发音不是很清楚。
  2. Clear diction is important.
     吐字清晰非常重要。

双语例句

• As to the style, there remain some differences in diction and paragraphing.
  至于文体风格，中西方在措词和分段方面存在差异。
• Kevin: We learned the language through music, and also our diction coaches.
  我们通过音乐来学习语言，同时我们的发音导师也会给我们很多帮助。
• He draws diction, style and imagery from works of Shakespeare, Milton and Dante.
  他在措词，风格和比喻上都参考了莎士比亚，弥尔顿和但丁的作品。
• Very poor diction in the essay;
  论文中用词不当；
• This paper attempts to explicate through exemplification and comparison the thematic diversity and diction ambiguity of the poem.
  本文通过比较例证论述了该诗主题思想的多样性和用词的多样性。
• Don't conceal the poverty of thought by the eccentric diction.
  不要用这些怪僻的词藻来掩饰思想的贫乏。
• View from the psychological characters of learners, the mastery of diction skills can fall into three levels.
  从学习者的心理特点上看，掌握外语言语技能可以分为三个层级。
• The original was all her own, her own happy thoughts and gentle diction.
  原稿由她一手拟定，出自她自己的高见和她自己的文雅措辞。
• There is not a single mistake in your diction ( test, homework).
  你的听写（测验，作业）里一个错误也没有。
• Experiential Reconstruction of Grammatical Metaphor in American and British Newspapers and Periodicals This article analyzes the editing, diction, grammar and rhetorical features of English headlines.
  语法隐喻在英美报刊文章中的经验构建从英语报刊标题的排版形式、字、法和修辞等方面分析了标题语言。