speech /spi:tʃ/ n. 1. ［u］说话，讲话的能力、方式等： Man is the only animal that has the faculty of speech. 人是惟一有语言能力的动物。 2.［c］演说，发言：make a speech 发表演说; an opening (a closing) speech 开幕(闭幕)词 3. 方言，民族语言；讲的话：The speech of the islanders is hard to understand. 岛上人说的话不好懂。 4. 用于短语part of speech 词类：What part of speech is this word? 这单词什么词性?