paean
paean
[ˈpiːən]
noun
[ˈpiːən]
noun
- a song of praise or triumph
赞歌；凯歌
■a thing that expresses enthusiastic praise
赞颂；赞美诗
she uses photography to create a poignant paean to life itself.
她用摄影来创作一首歌颂生活的激情赞美诗。
- late 16th cent.: via Latin from Greek paian 'hymn of thanksgiving to Apollo' (invoked by the name Paian, originally the Homeric name for the physician of the gods)
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