ovation

ovation
noun
  1. a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause
    (听众或观众的)长时间热烈鼓掌,热烈欢迎
  2. (Roman History)a processional entrance into Rome by a victorious commander, of lesser honour than a triumph
    (罗马史)小凯旋式
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin ovatio(n-), from ovare 'exult'. The word had the sense 'exultation' from the mid 17th to early 19th cent
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