"recitation" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 背誦
• 朗讀

Definition

背誦指的是從記憶中大聲朗讀某些內容，通常是在他人面前練習或表演。也可指朗讀詩歌或課文。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Recitation”多用於正式、學術或宗教場合，如詩歌背誦或經文誦讀。常與“give”或“perform”搭配。不要與“speech”（演講，原創內容）混淆。日常對話較少見。

Examples

She gave a beautiful recitation of the poem.

她做了一次優美的詩歌**背誦**。

Students practiced their recitation every day.

學生們每天都練習**背誦**。

The recitation will start at noon.

**背誦**將在中午開始。

Her recitation of that old speech gave everyone goosebumps.

她對那篇舊演講的**朗讀**讓大家起了雞皮疙瘩。

Tomorrow’s assembly features a group recitation by the students.

明天的集會有學生的集體**朗讀**。

He messed up the middle part of his recitation, but finished strong.

他在**背誦**中間部分搞錯了，但最後表現得很好。