soliloquy
n[C, U]
(instance of) speaking one's thoughts aloud, esp in a play when a character does this without another character being present on stage 自言自语; (尤指戏剧中的)独白
Hamlet's famous soliloquy 哈姆雷特的一段著名的独白.
Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.