oral, verbal

形容詞 verbal:

1. communicated in the form of words
2. of or relating to or formed from words in general
3. of or relating to or formed from a verb
4. relating to or having facility in the use of words
5. expressed in spoken words
6. prolix- Shakespeare

1. Relating to or consisting of words; verbal.
   語言的跟詞語有關(guān)或由詞語構(gòu)成的; 語言的
2. A verbal suffix.
   用于構(gòu)成動詞的后綴
3. The teacher teaches us the verbal skills.
   老師告訴我們使用言辭的技巧。
4. I am making a verbal translation.
   我正在逐字的翻譯。

ver.bal

adj.Abbr. vb.（形容詞）縮寫 vb.
Of, relating to, or associated with words:
用言辭的，用文字的：屬于、關(guān)于或涉及言辭的：
例句：
a verbal picture.
文字描述

Concerned with words only rather than with content or ideas:
文字上的，措辭的：只與言辭有關(guān)而與內(nèi)容或思想無關(guān)的：
例句：
a merely verbal distinction.
只是措辭上的差異

Consisting of words alone without action:
口頭的，只說不做的：由言辭單獨構(gòu)成而不付諸行動的：
例句：
a verbal confrontation.
言辭沖突

Expressed in spoken rather than written words; oral:
口頭的，非書面的：用口語而不是用書面語表達(dá)的：
例句：
a verbal contract.
口頭約定

Corresponding word for word; literal:
逐字的：一字一字相對應(yīng)的；逐字的：
例句：
a verbal translation.
逐字的直譯

Grammar
【語法】
Relating to, having the nature or function of, or derived from a verb.
動詞的：關(guān)于或具有動詞的性質(zhì)或功能的，源于動詞的
Used to form verbs:
用于構(gòu)成動詞的：
例句：
a verbal suffix.
用于構(gòu)成動詞的后綴

Of or relating to proficiency in the use and understanding of words:
文字理解程度的：屬于或關(guān)于使用和理解言辭的熟練程度的：
例句：
a verbal aptitude test.
文字理解程度的性向測試

n.Grammar （名詞）【語法】
A verbal noun or adjective.
動詞性單詞：動詞性名詞或形容詞

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin verb3lis
源自 后期拉丁語 verb3lis
from Latin verbum [word] * see verb
源自 拉丁語 verbum [詞語] *參見 verb

【引伸】
ver.bally
adv.（副詞）
Verbal has been used to refer to spoken, as opposed to written, communication by reputable writers since the 'th century, and the usage cannot be considered incorrect.But critics are right to observe that this use ofverbal may sometimes invite confusion with the use meaning .by linguistic means.. Thus the phrasemodern technologies for verbal communication may refer only to devices such as radio, the telephone, and the loudspeaker, or also may refer to devices such as the telegraph, the teletype, and the fax machine.In such contexts the wordoral is always available to convey the narrower sense of communication by spoken means.
Verbal 自'世紀(jì)以來一直為優(yōu)秀作家所使用，用來指與書面交流相對的口頭交流， 而且不能認(rèn)為這一用法是不正確的。但是批評家們卻正確地評論說verbal 的這一用法有些時候可能會與意指.通過語言的方式.的用法相混淆。 由此modern technologies for verbal communication（用于語言交流的現(xiàn)代技術(shù)） 這一短語可能只用于指諸如無線電廣播、電話以及揚(yáng)聲器之類的裝置， 或者也有可能又指諸如電報機(jī)、電傳打字機(jī)以及傳真機(jī)之類的裝置。在這種情況中，oral 一詞總是用來表示用口頭方式的狹義上的交流