名詞 paean:

1. a formal expression of praise
   同義詞：encomium, eulogy, panegyric, pean
2. (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)
   同義詞：pean

1. A song of praise or joy; a paean.
   頌歌贊頌的歌或歡樂的歌; 感恩歌

paean 也作 pe.an

n.（名詞）
Music A song of joyful praise or exultation.
【音樂】 贊歌，凱歌：一種歡欣鼓舞的贊美或高興的歌
A fervent expression of joy or praise:
贊歌，歡樂歌：高興或贊美的一種熱情的表達(dá)：
例句：
.The art . . . was a paean to paganism.(Will Durant)
.這藝術(shù)…是異教的贊美詩.(威爾·杜蘭特)

An ancient Greek hymn of thanksgiving or invocation, especially to Apollo.
贊歌：古代希臘感恩節(jié)或祈禱的一種贊美詩，尤指對(duì)太陽神

來源：
Latin pae3n [hymn of thanksgiving, often addressed to Apollo]
拉丁語 pae3n [感恩節(jié)的贊美詩，圣歌，尤指獻(xiàn)給太陽神]
from Greek paian
源自 希臘語 paian
from Paian [a title of Apollo]
源自 Paian [太陽神的一個(gè)稱號(hào)]

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