panegyric

英 [,pænɪ'dʒɪrɪk] 美 [ˌpænə'dʒɪrɪk]
  • n. 颂词,赞颂

助记提示


1. pan- + egyr- + -ic.
2. => 该词的本义为:public assembly (especially in honor of a god), originally an adjective, "for a public festival".
3. 该词缩略自: panegyrikos (logos) "(a speech) given in a public assembly".
4. 由此引申为代指:public eulogy.
5. 本义为全部到公共场合集会的形容词含义。

中文词源


panegyric 颂辞,颂文

来自拉丁语panegyricus,节日致辞,颂辞,颂文,pan-,全部,所有,-agyric,广场,集会,词源同agora,gregarious.即公共集会的庆祝辞。

英文词源


panegyric (n.)
"eulogy, laudation," c. 1600, from French panégyrique (1510s), from Latin panegyricus "public eulogy," originally an adjective, "for a public festival," from Greek panegyrikos (logos) "(a speech) given in a public assembly," from panegyris "public assembly (especially in honor of a god)," from pan- "all" (see pan-) + agyris "place of assembly," Aeolic form of agora (see agora).

双语例句


1. He made a speech of panegyric.
他作了一个颂扬性的演讲.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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