วาทศิลป์(waa-tá-sĭn)

Meanings

1NounB2

rhetoric; the art of persuasive language

Rhetoric; the art and study of using language effectively and persuasively in speech or writing.

Examples

อาจารย์สอนวาทศิลป์aa-jaan sŏn wâat-tà-sĭnอาจารย์สอนวาทศิลป์aa-jaan sŏn wâat-tà-sĭn1rhetoric instructor2speech coachเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutโน้มน้าวnóhm náaoโน้มน้าวnóhm náao1[to] persuade; convince [sb]2[to] sway; influence [sb]ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedอย่างมีเหตุผลyàang mee hèt pŏnอย่างมีเหตุผลyàang mee hèt pŏnreasonably; logically
The teacher teaches rhetoric so we can persuade with reason.
2NounB2

eloquence; persuasive speaking skill

Eloquence; the skill of speaking or writing fluently and convincingly, often influencing an audience.

Examples

ผู้นำpôo namผู้นำpôo nam1leader (person)2leading entity in a fieldคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)มีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭnมีวาทศิลป์mee wâa-tá-sĭn[to] be eloquent; be articulateดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)และláeและláeand (coordinating)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiกำลังใจgam-lang-jai1morale; emotional strength2encouragement; support
That leader has good eloquence; when he speaks, people believe and feel encouraged.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

วาทwâatวาทwâatspeech; utterance; rhetoric; discourse (formal; mainly in compounds)Part 1
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ศิลป์sĭnศิลป์sĭn1art; artistry2artistic skill; craftsmanship; finesse3artistic; artful (attrib.)Part 2
วาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭnวาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭnrhetoric; the art of persuasive language