Oral

(noun.) an examination conducted by spoken communication.

(adj.) 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 .

(adj.) of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; 'the oral cavity'; 'the oral mucous membrane'; 'the oral surface of a starfish' .

(adj.) using speech rather than writing; 'an oral tradition'; 'an oral agreement' .

(adj.) of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; 'oral hygiene'; 'an oral thermometer'; 'an oral vaccine' .

编辑:韦斯利

• He is merely selecting the stimuli supplied by the forms of the letters and the motor reactions of oral or written reproduction. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• A great deal of this narrative is given in Mr. Edison's own language, from oral or written statements made in reply to questions addressed to him with the object of securing accuracy. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• There was no literature except the oral tradition of the Vedas, and that was chiefly monopolized by the Brahmins; there was even less knowledge. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

手打:托德