eulogy

eulogy
[ˈjuːlədʒi]
(pl. -ies)
  1. a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died
    颂词,赞歌(尤指悼词,悼文)
    a eulogy of Nicetas the martyr.
    奈斯特斯烈士的悼词。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'high praise'): from medieval Latin eulogium, eulogia (from Greek eulogia 'praise'), apparently influenced by Latin elogium 'inscription on a tomb' (from Greek elegia 'elegy'). The current sense dates from the late 16th cent
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