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Speaking

描述正在进行的言语行为,或具备口头表达能力:public speaking(公开演讲)、English-speaking countries(英语国家)、generally speaking(一般来说)。强调“用嘴说”而非书写。

  1. “She was speaking quietly so the baby would not wake up.” (她轻声说话,以免吵醒宝宝。)
  2. “Public speaking makes many students nervous at first.” (公开演讲起初会让许多学生紧张。)
  3. “Strictly speaking, that term is no longer accurate.” (严格来说,那个术语已不再准确。)

“speak” 源自古英语 specan,与德语 sprechen 同源;现在分词 -ing 表示进行或功能(speaking skills)。

speak + -ing;固定短语 “speaking of”(说到……)里 -ing 作名词化用法。

职场培训重视 “communication and speaking skills”;电话礼仪 “speaking” 按钮表示正在通话;学术写作用 “speaking as a historian” 标明身份立场。

  • 固定搭配: “public speaking” (公开演讲), “speaking of” (说到), “generally speaking” (一般而言), “native-speaking” (母语为……的)

-ing 像声音波纹还在扩散:speak 是一句话,speaking 是话还在进行或这项能力本身。

“While speaking at the conference, he paused to let the translator catch up.” (在会议上发言时,他停下来等译员跟上。)