anthem

anthem
noun
  1. a rousing or uplifting song identified with a particular group, body, or cause
    颂歌,赞歌
    the song became the anthem for hippie activists.
    这首歌成为嬉皮士激进主义分子的赞歌。
    ■(亦作 national anthem)a solemn patriotic song officially adopted by a country as an expression of national identity
    国歌
  2. a musical setting of a religious text to be sung by a choir during a church service, especially in Anglican or Protestant Churches
    (尤指圣公会或新教教会)圣歌
语源
  1. Old English antefn, antifne (denoting a composition sung antiphonally), from late Latin antiphona (see antiphon)The spelling with th, which began in the 16th cent., was on the pattern of similar words such as Antony, Anthony
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