panegyric
英 [,pænɪ'dʒɪrɪk]
美 [ˌpænə'dʒɪrɪk]
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》
