late 14c., from Old French eloquence (12c.), from Latin eloquentia, from eloquentem (nominative eloquens) "eloquent," present participle of eloqui "speak out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + loqui "to speak" (see locution). Earlier in same sense was eloquency (mid-14c.).
实用例句
1. I wish I'd had the eloquence of Helmut Schmidt.
我希望自己像赫尔穆特·施密特一样能言善辩。
来自柯林斯例句
2. She was struck by his simple, spellbinding eloquence.
她被他那率直、富有鼓动性的口才迷住了。
来自柯林斯例句
3. I am afraid my eloquence did not avail against the facts.
恐怕我的雄辩也无补于事实了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4. He expressed his sentiments about the war with great eloquence.
