名詞 diction:

1. the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience
   同義詞：enunciation
2. the manner in which something is expressed in words- G.S.Patton
   同義詞：wording, phrasing, phraseology, choice of words, verbiage

1. Actors need training in diction.
   演員需要訓練發(fā)音。
2. "I like nasty things better than nice things, " said Jessica, with such a prunes and prisms of diction that all the grown-ups had to laugh.
   杰西卡說："我喜歡那些令人討厭的東西，而不喜歡好的東西。"她裝腔作勢的話語使得大人們?nèi)滩蛔⌒α似饋怼?/div>

dic.tion

n.（名詞）
Choice and use of words in speech or writing.
措詞：講話或書寫中，對詞的使用或選擇
Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation.
發(fā)音：講話或唱歌中發(fā)音的清楚和明晰程度；清晰的發(fā)音

來源：
Middle English diccion [a saying, word]
中古英語 diccion [說法，話]
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin dictiô dictiôn- [rhetorical delivery]
源自 拉丁語 dictiô dictiôn- [修辭，傳遞]
from dictus [past participle of] docere [to say, speak] * see deik-
源自 dictus [] docere的過去分詞 [說，講] *參見 deik-

【引伸】
dic.tional
adj.（形容詞）
dic.tionally
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>diction,wording,vocabulary,phraseology,phrasingThese nouns denote choice of words and the way in which they are used.
這些名詞表示對使用的詞和方式的選擇。
Diction is the selection and arrangement of words in relation to effective expression:
Diction 關(guān)系到有效表達用詞的挑選和安排：
例句：
very poor diction in the essay;
論文中用詞不當；

例句：
a new poetic diction.
新穎的詩歌詞語。

Wording stresses style or manner of expression:
Wording 強調(diào)表達的風格或方式：
例句：
writing in which the wording takes on a regional flavor.
在具有地方色彩的寫作。

Vocabulary is the aggregate of words a person understands or uses:
Vocabulary 是人們理解或使用的一些詞的匯集：
例句：
the general vocabulary of an educated native speaker of English.
一位受過教育的本地講英語者的總詞匯。

Phraseology and phrasing include vocabulary, characteristic style, and the way in which words are grouped:
Phraseology 和 phrasing ，包括詞匯、帶有特色的風格以及詞語組織的方式：
例句：
the abstruse phraseology of physics;
物理學深奧的措詞；

例句：
a composition marked by elegant phrasing.
用優(yōu)美的措詞寫下的作文