n.
    
      - 說話能力[U]![]() Animals lack  speech. 動物不會說話。 
- 說話,言詞,言論[U]![]() We express our thoughts by  speech. 我們用言語表達思想。 
- 演說,演講,致詞[C][(+on)]![]() The chairman made an opening  speech. 主席致開幕詞。 
- 說話方式,口音![]() By your  speech I can tell you're from Hong Kong. 聽你的口音,我能知道你是香港人。 
- 民族語言;方言;專門語言[C][U]
- (演員的)臺詞[C]
- (作為學科的)演講法,辯論術[U]
- 【文】詞(類);敘述法[U]
 
  片語
  
    Speech is silver, silence is golden.
    
      - 雄辯是銀,沉默是金。
 
  衍生
  
    a.
    speechless
    ad.
    speechlessly
    n. [U]
    speechlessness
   
  辨析
  
 
  n.
  - the expression of or the ability to express thoughts and feelings by articulate sounds.
- a formal address delivered to an audience. ▸a sequence of lines written for one character in a play. 
Etymology
  OE spræc, sprēc, later spēc, of W. Gmc origin.