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

• The clarity and fluency of his diction.
  他用词之明白和流畅。
• 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。
• This is in turn related to the ambiguity of its diction.
  这与诗作中多处字话含义的模糊性不无关系。
• 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。
• Appropriate Diction Words like urgent and important are meant for grabbing the attention of the reader.
  适当的措辞：像紧急、重要这类的词旨在抓住读者的注意力。
• Clarity of diction is vital for a public speaker.
  发音清晰对演说家至关重要。
• Bad diction marred the effectiveness of her speech.
  文辞不当削弱了她演讲的渲染力。
• His diction is noted for its freshness and vividness.
  他以用字遣词清新生动见长。
• 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。
• This papaer analyses the causes of mistranslation of business terms from two aspects: getting the true message from the source language ( English) and diction of the target language ( Chinese).
  从理解和表达两个方面，分析了商务术语汉译时出现错误的原因，并对纠正误译的相应对策进行了探讨。