oral, verbal

名詞 oral:

1. an examination conducted by word of mouth
   同義詞：oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva

形容詞 oral:

1. using speech rather than writing
   同義詞：unwritten
2. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth
3. of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located
4. a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression

1. My oral English is pretty rusty.
   我的英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)全荒廢了。
2. "The Cambridge Business Exams are part written, part oral."
   ＂商務(wù)劍橋英語(yǔ)考試一部分是筆試，一部分是口試。＂
3. The old man told us a story passed on by oral tradition.
   老人給我們講述了一個(gè)口頭流傳的故事。
4. He will take an oral examination.
   他將接受口試。

o.ral

adj.（形容詞）
Spoken rather than written.See Usage Note at verbal
口頭的：口說(shuō)的而不是書寫的參見 verbal
Of or relating to the mouth:
屬于或關(guān)于嘴的：
例句：
oral surgery.
口腔外科

Used in or taken through the mouth:
用于口腔或通過(guò)它而攝入的：
例句：
an oral thermometer; an oral vaccine.
口用體溫計(jì)；口服菌苗

Consisting of or using speech:
構(gòu)成或使用言語(yǔ)的：
例句：
oral instruction.
口頭指令

Linguistics Articulated through the mouth only, with the nasal passages closed.
【語(yǔ)言學(xué)】 口腔發(fā)音的：只通過(guò)嘴、唇發(fā)音的，發(fā)音時(shí)鼻腔緊閉
Psychology Of or relating to the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, during which the mouth is the chief focus of exploration and pleasure.
【心理學(xué)】 口部快感：屬于或關(guān)于心理分析理論中性心理發(fā)展的第一階段的，在此期間口通常是性活動(dòng)和性快感的中心
n.（名詞）
An academic examination in which questions and answers are spoken rather than written. Often used in the plural.
口試：大學(xué)里一種問題和答案均采用口頭形式而非筆頭的水平考試，常用復(fù)數(shù)形式

來(lái)源：
Late Latin ôr3lis
后期拉丁語(yǔ) ôr3lis
from Latin ôs ôr- [mouth] * see ôs-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) ôs ôr- [嘴] *參見 ôs-

【引伸】
o.rally
adv.（副詞）