n. 演说, 致辞, 引语

[ noun ]
an instance of oratory
<noun.communication>
he delivered an oration on the decline of family values

Oration \O*ra"tion\, n.[L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter,
pray. See {Oral}, {Orison}.]
An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an
important subject in a formal and dignified manner;
especially, a discourse having reference to some special
occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the
like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular
harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at
Bunker Hill.

The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. --Bacon.

Syn: Address; speech. See {Harangue}.


Oration \O*ra"tion\, v. i.
To deliver an oration. --Donne.