sermocination (n.)

1510年代，"一次谈话"，源自拉丁语 sermocinationem（主格 sermocinatio），动作名词，来自过去分词词干 sermonari "谈话，演讲，长篇演说"，源自 sermo（参见 sermon）。从1753年开始用于修辞学。相关词汇： Sermocinator，动作名词； sermocinatrix "一个女性说话者"（1620年代）； sermocinate（1620年代）。

A form of prosopopoeia in which the speaker, having addressed a real or imaginary hearer with a remark or especially a question, immediately answers for the hearer: as, "Is a man known to have received foreign money? People envy him. Does he own it? They laugh. Is he formally convicted? They forgive him." [Century Dictionary]

一种拟人修辞手法，演讲者在向真实或想象中的听众发表评论或尤其是问题后，立即为听众回答：例如，"一个人被知道收到外国钱吗？人们嫉妒他。他拥有吗？他们笑了。他被正式定罪了吗？他们原谅了他。" [世纪词典]