① lecture(a formal talk on a serious or specialist subject given to a group of people)演講,講座(指正式、認(rèn)真就某個(gè)專題給聽眾做的演講);也表示“(大學(xué)里的)授課”。
There will be a series of lectures on philosophy in the coming weeks. 在未來幾周,將有一系列有關(guān)哲學(xué)的演講。
They could not follow the lecture. 他們聽不懂這次講課。
② address(a speech,esp. one that has been formally prepared,made to a group of people,gathered especially to listen)演講(特別指正式為某些專門聽講的人準(zhǔn)備的演講)。
The visiting president made a television address yesterday. 昨天,來訪的總統(tǒng)發(fā)表了電視講話。