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。

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2. The novel is a paean to the end of empire.
該小說奏響了一個帝國落寞的贊歌.

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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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