orature

n. 口头文学

发音

UK /ˈɒɹətʃə/
其它
UK /ˈɔː-/
US /ˈɔɹət͡ʃɚ/
US /ˈɔɹəˌt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹ/
US /-ˌt(j)ʊ-/

词形变化

oratures 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The oral equivalent of literature: a collection of traditional folk songs, stories, etc., that is communicated orally rather than in writing.

    可数 不可数
  2. 1.

    Variant of oratour (“a small room or chapel used for prayer and worship, or for private study; an oratory”).

    苏格兰 古体 宗教

词源

Blend of oral + literature, said to have been coined by the Ugandan linguist and literary theorist Pio Zirimu (died 1977): see the 1972 quotation.

来源：wiktionary