monologue

• n. 独白

mono-,单个的，-logue,对话，词源同dialogue.引申词义独白，独角戏。

monologue (n.)

1660s, "long speech by one person," from French monologue, from Late Greek monologos "speaking alone," from Greek monos "single, alone" (see mono-) + logos "speech, word," from legein "to speak" (see lecture (n.)).

1. Morris ignored the question and continued his monologue.

莫里斯不理会这个问题，继续他的长篇大论。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His actions were accompanied by a rambling monologue.

他的行动伴随着一串冗长含糊的独白。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He went into a long monologue about life in America.

他开始滔滔不绝地谈起美国的生活。

来自《权威词典》

4. The comedian gave a long monologue of jokes.

喜剧演员讲了一长段由笑话组成的独白.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. He went into a long monologue.

他一个人滔滔不绝地讲话.

来自《简明英汉词典》