paean
paean 英 [ˈpi:ən] 美 [ˈpiən]
n. 赞美歌，欢乐歌
名词复数:paeans
- A paean is a hymn of praise or thanksgiving. You might sing a paean in church, where many hymns extol the greatness of God.
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- n. 赞美歌，欢乐歌
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1. The plot, however, is to some extent secondary; the movie is at its heart a paean to old-fashioned journalism.
情节，在某种程度上来说是次位的；从本质上来说，这部影片是对老式新闻业的颂扬。
- 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."
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