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.
双语例句
1. Mrs Hall had very reluctantly to leave the rest of his soliloquy.
霍尔太太只得怏怏地离开了他,让他一个人去自言自语.
来自辞典例句
2. As he made this dreary soliloquy, he had cantered out of Rotten Row into the park.
他一边这么闷闷不乐地自言自语,一边离开了罗登道,来到公园里.
来自辞典例句
3. Hamlet's soliloquy is probably the most famous in English drama.
哈姆雷特的独白在英国戏剧中大概是最出名的了.
来自互联网
4. Such expressions in literary works are called as soliloquy.
这种现象在文学作品中的表现就是独白.
来自互联网
5. A literary composition in the form of a soliloquy.
