"harangue" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 長篇大論 (批評性的)
• 激烈講演

Definition

長篇大論是指冗長、大聲、帶有批評性的講話，常用於批評或強烈勸說某人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“harangue” 屬於正式或文學用語，語氣常帶貶義。多指憤怒或批判性的演說，不用於日常對話。常見搭配有“deliver a harangue”（發表長篇大論）。不要和中性“speech”或可能較中性的“lecture”混淆。

Examples

The coach gave a harangue about teamwork before the game.

教練在比賽前發表了關於團隊合作的**長篇大論**。

He listened to his mother's harangue about cleaning his room.

他聽了媽媽關於打掃房間的**長篇大論**。

The politician's harangue annoyed many people in the audience.

這位政客的**激烈講演**讓許多聽眾感到煩躁。

No one likes being the target of a public harangue.

沒有人喜歡成為公開**長篇大論**的目標。

After her boss's harangue, she decided to update her resume.

在老闆的**長篇大論**之後，她決定更新履歷。

Instead of a quick meeting, we got a forty-minute harangue about punctuality.

本來只是一個簡短會議，結果聽了四十分鐘關於守時的**長篇大論**。