1610s, from Late Latin soliloquium "a talking to oneself," from Latin solus "alone" (see sole (adj.)) + loqui "speak" (see locution). Also used in translation of Latin "Liber Soliloquiorum," a treatise by Augustine, who is said to have coined the word, on analogy of Greek monologia (see monologue). Related: Soliloquent.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Mrs Hall had very reluctantly to leave the rest of his soliloquy.
霍爾太太只得怏怏地離開了他,讓他一個(gè)人去自言自語(yǔ).
來自辭典例句
2. As he made this dreary soliloquy, he had cantered out of Rotten Row into the park.
他一邊這么悶悶不樂地自言自語(yǔ),一邊離開了羅登道,來到公園里.
來自辭典例句
3. Hamlet's soliloquy is probably the most famous in English drama.
哈姆雷特的獨(dú)白在英國(guó)戲劇中大概是最出名的了.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Such expressions in literary works are called as soliloquy.
這種現(xiàn)象在文學(xué)作品中的表現(xiàn)就是獨(dú)白.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
5. A literary composition in the form of a soliloquy.