He used so much inflated language in his speech today I couldn't figure out what he was saying.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

He forgot part of his speech and had to ad-lib for a while.

I often find it difficult to follow him [to understand what he says], because his pronunciation is not clear [distinct, articulate].

There was no knowing when his speech would come to an end.

He spoke in such plain Japanese that everyone could understand.

He was in the true sense of the word cultured.

This remark of his holds good [true] even in our day.

He prefixed his speech with a few complimentary remarks.

What he says now has a slightly different shade of meaning from what he said yesterday.

He was in the true sense of the word cultured.

He has a touch of insanity in his speech and behavior.

I was offended [hurt] by these impertinent remarks from him.

His remarks were the reverse of complimentary.

There seemed to be some truth in what he said.

There was something very unnatural about how, on that one day, he changed from his normal taciturn self into someone almost garrulous.

He made a marvelous speech.

It gave me real pleasure to hear him speak.

He used the word in a good sense.

He chooses his words to suit [according to] his audience.

There was an unusual defiance in his tone.

His speech was suited to the occasion.

His remarks provoked [aroused, excited] considerable comment.

There was a spice of malice in his words.

He explained verbosely how significant children's imaginations are.

He spoke with a suspicion of humor.

His remark was quite timely [was timely on target].

He fired up at that remark.

He taught me the correct pronunciation of that word.

a remark allusive to his conduct

He began his lecture by noticing the present situation.

He uses a large number of adjectives when he talks [in his conversation].