n. 详述, 吟诵, 背诵的诗

[法] 叙述, 评述, 书面陈述

Recitation \Rec`i*ta"tion\ (r[e^]s`[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.
recitatio: cf. F. r['e]citation. See {Recite}.]
1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or
sentences. --Hammond.

2. The delivery before an audience of something committed to
memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also,
that which is so delivered.

3. (Colleges and Schools) The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils
before their instructor.