paean
英 ['pi??n]
美['pi?n]
- n. 贊美歌，歡樂歌
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?paeans;
中文詞源
paean 贊歌，凱歌
來自拉丁語paean,贊歌，凱歌，來自希臘語paian,贊歌，獻(xiàn)給阿波羅的頌歌，來自Paian,神醫(yī)，古希臘神話眾神的醫(yī)生，后與阿波羅合二為一，最終來自paio,觸摸，診斷。
英文詞源
- paean (n.)
- 1590s, from Latin paean "hymn of deliverance," from Greek paian "hymn, chant, hymn to Apollo," from Paian, a name of the god of healing; originally the physician of the gods (in Homer), later merged with Apollo; literally "one who touches" (i.e. "one who heals by a touch"), from paio "to touch, strike."
雙語例句
- 1. She struck up the first paean on the grand piano.
- 她開始在那架大鋼琴上演奏起第一首頌歌。
來自辭典例句
- 2. The novel is a paean to the end of empire.
- 該小說奏響了一個(gè)帝國落寞的贊歌.
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- 3. Here, deducing a paean that advances harmonious society progress.
- 這里, 正在演繹著推進(jìn)和諧社會(huì)發(fā)展的一曲贊歌.
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- 4. Bushes, spreading waves of insects sound, they tirelessly played with a paean to life, then!
- 草叢里傳來陣陣蟲鳴聲, 它們在不知疲倦地上演著一曲生命的贊歌呢!
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