1.
eloquent; eloquence
The quality of speaking powerfully and persuasively. Also used figuratively to describe things that communicate something strongly without words.
彼は雄弁な人だ。
He is an eloquent person.
この数字が問題の深刻さを雄弁に物語っている。
These numbers eloquently tell of the severity of the problem.
沈黙は時として言葉よりも雄弁に気持ちを伝えることがある。
Silence can sometimes convey feelings more eloquently than words.
USAGE:
雄弁 can describe a person's speaking ability or, more commonly in modern usage, things that powerfully communicate a message. The figurative use — 雄弁に物語る (to tell eloquently) — is especially frequent.
The well-known proverb 雄弁は銀、沈黙は金 ("Speech is silver, silence is gold") uses this word.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 雄弁に物語る (to tell eloquently; to speak volumes)
- 雄弁な演説 (eloquent speech)
- 雄弁家 (eloquent speaker; orator)
- 雄弁は銀、沈黙は金 (speech is silver, silence is gold)