English Dictionary

speechify

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈspiːt͡ʃɪfaɪ/

動詞

自動詞 廃用 推量 他動詞

(intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length. / (transitive, possibly obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.

日本語の意味

演説する：公にまたは聴衆に向かって意見や考えを述べる行為 / 長々と説教する・大げさに話す：話の内容が冗長で、説教や演説のような形式で話す様子 / （古い用法）～に対し演説する：他者に向けて演説を行う（転じて説教する）

Before the meeting began, he chose to speechify about the latest research findings.

会議が始まる前に、彼は最新の研究成果について演説することを選んだ。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To give a speech; to hold forth; (now especially) to pronounce pompously or at length.

Caleb was a powerful man and knew little of any fear except the fear of hurting others and the fear of having to speechify.

意味（2）

(transitive, possibly obsolete) To make speeches to (someone); to address in a speech.

They take their little enjoyments on little means and with little things and don't let solemn big-wigs stare them out of countenance or speechify them dull.

speechifies （ present singular third-person ）

speechifying （ participle present ）

speechified （ participle past ）

speechified （ past ）