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commentarya spoken description of events or an explanation and discussion of a subject

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a spoken description of events or an explanation and discussion of a subject

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɑːmənˌteri/

Korean meaning: 해설, 논평, 실황 중계

Korean pronunciation: **코**먼터리

Example Sentences

  • The cooking show's commentary was so funny that I burned my own dinner while laughing.
  • His constant commentary on my driving made me want to leave him at the gas station.
  • The professor's commentary on the novel revealed hidden meanings I never noticed.

commentary

NOUN

//ˈkɑːmənˌteri//

a spoken description of events or an explanation and discussion of a subject

commentary concept
💡 Concept

Sports commentator provides live commentary during an exciting soccer match

commentary rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Temporary commentary creates legendary history

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkɑːmənˌteri/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɒmənˌtəri/

🌳Etymology

Rootcomment
Suffix--ary

Origin

라틴어 'commentarius'에서 유래했으며, 원래 '기록, 일기'라는 뜻이었습니다. 고대 로마에서 정치인이나 학자들이 자신의 생각이나 경험을 기록하던 것에서 시작되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

temporaryelementarylegendary
temporary
elementary
legendary

🔗Collocations

running commentary
live commentary
social commentary
political commentary
provide commentary
biblical commentary

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cooking show's commentary was so funny that I burned my own dinner while laughing.

😄 Fun example

His constant commentary on my driving made me want to leave him at the gas station.

The professor's commentary on the novel revealed hidden meanings I never noticed.

The documentary included expert commentary from wildlife biologists.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

analysisexplanationinterpretationcritiquereview

Antonyms

silencesummary

Related

commentannotateanalyzenarratorcritique

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