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,讓他一個人去自言自語.
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,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.
哈姆雷特的獨白在英國戲劇中大概是最出名的了.
來自互聯網
4. Such expressions in literary works are called as soliloquy.
這種現象在文學作品中的表現就是獨白.
來自互聯網
5. A literary composition in the form of a soliloquy.