epithalamium

n. 祝婚诗, 颂歌

发音

/ɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm/

词形变化

epithalamia epithalamiums 复数 epithalamiums epithalamia 复数

别名

epithalamy epithalamion

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A song or poem celebrating a marriage.

  2. 2.

    A song in praise of the bride or bridegroom

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

ode

下位词 2

prothalamion prothalamium

词源

Learned borrowing from Latin epithalamium, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιθαλάμιον (epithalámion, “bridal song”), neuter form of ἐπιθαλάμιος (epithalámios), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + θάλαμος (thálamos, “inner chamber, wedding chamber”).

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