/səˈlɪləkwi ||; səˈlɪləkwɪ/noun [C,U] (plural soliloquies) a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his/her thoughts aloud; the act of speaking thoughts aloud in this way （戏剧中人物独自站在舞台上）自言自语；独白: Hamlet's famous soliloquy, ‘To be or not to be...’ 《哈姆雷特》著名的独白是：“活下去还是不活…” ☞Compare monologue. 与monologue比较。 ➔soliloquize(also -ise) /səˈlɪləkwaɪz ||; səˈlɪləˌkwaɪz/ verb [I]