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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mono·logue noun also mono·log \\ˈmä-nə-ˌlȯg, -ˌläg\\ ETYMOLOGY Middle French monologue, from mon- + -logue DATE 1549 1. a. soliloquy 2 b. a dramatic sketch performed by one actor c. the routine of a stand-up comic 2. a literary composition written in the form of a soliloquy 3. a long speech monopolizing conversation • mono·logu·ist \\-ˌlȯ-gist, -ˌlä-\\ or mo·no·lo·gist \\same ormə-ˈnä-lə-jist, -gist\\ noun English Etymology monologue 1668, "long speech by one person," from Late Gk. monologos"speaking alone," from Gk. monos "single, alone" + logos"speech, word," from legein "to speak" (see lecture). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 monologue mono·logue (NAmE also mono·log) / 5mCnElC^; NAmE5mB:nElC:^; -lB:^ / noun1. [C] a long speech by one person during a conversation that stops other people from speaking or expressing an opinion 滔滔不绝的讲话；个人的长篇大论: He went into a long monologue about life in America. 他开始滔滔不绝地谈起美国的生活。 2. [U, C] a long speech in a play, film / movie, etc. spoken by one actor, especially when alone (戏剧、电影等的)独白 3. [C, U] a dramatic story, especially in verse , told or performed by one person 独角戏: a dramatic monologue 戏剧独白 ⇨ compare dialogue , soliloquy Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English monologue noun ADJ. long, rambling | short | comic, dramatic VERB + MONOLOGUE deliver, do, go into, launch into, recite She delivered her monologue in a deadpan voice. an entertainer who does comic monologues PREP. ~ about She launched into a long monologue about how wonderful the company was. | ~ on He went straight into a rambling monologue on the state of the country. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mon·o·logue I. noun also mon·o·log \ˈmänəlˌȯg also -əlˌäg sometimes ˈmōnəlˌ-\ (-s) Etymology: French monologue, from mon- + -logue (as in dialogue) — more at dialogue 1. a. : a dramatic scene in which one person soliloquizes < such passages as the monologue at the beginning of the second scene — Manchester Guardian Weekly > b. : a dramatic sketch performed by one actor 2. : a literary composition written in the form of a sililoquy < early poems are the monologues of a young man very isolated … in his genius — Stephen Spender > 3. : a long speech uttered by one person while in company with others < habit of lecturing his friends in monologue — H.S.Canby > II. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) : monologize < at once took charge of the meeting and began to monologue — W.A.White > |
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