paean

大学

n. 凯歌, 欢乐歌, 赞美歌

发音

UK /ˈpiː.ən/
其它
US /ˈpi.ən/

词形变化

paeans 复数 paeans paeaned paeaning paeans 三单 paeaning 现在分词 paeaned 过去式 paeaned 过去分词

别名

pæan pean

教材释义与例句

名词

赞美歌，欢乐歌

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.

    历史
  2. 2.

    Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    An enthusiastic expression of praise.

    引申义

    Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives.

v.
  1. 1.

    To sing a paean; to praise.

    罕用 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

eulogy pean encomium panegyric

上位词 6

congratulations praise anthem hymn kudos extolment

词源

From Latin paeān (“a hymn, especially a victory hymn, to Apollo or another god”), from Ancient Greek παιᾱ́ν (paiā́n, “a chant or song, especially a thanksgiving or victory hymn, to Apollo under the name Παιᾱ́ν (Paiā́n)”), from the phrase Ἰὼ Παιᾱ́ν (Iṑ Paiā́n, “O Paean!, Thanks to Paean!”). According to Homer, Paián or Paean was the name of the physician of the gods; its further etymology is unclear. It has been suggested that Παιᾱ́ν is derived from *παιάϝων (*paiáwōn, “one who heals illnesses through magic”), from *παῖϝα (*paîwa), *παϝία (*pawía, “to blow”), related to παίω (paíō, “to hit, strike”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pēu-, *pyu-, *pū- (“to hit; to cut”)), or from παύω (paúō, “to bring to an end; to abate, to stop”) (from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little; smallness”)), or that it may be a Pre-Greek word. Compare Middle French and French paean (also French péan), Italian peana, Portuguese peã, péan.

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