名词:赞歌;凯歌;颂歌(也常拼作 paean),指为胜利、成就或某人/某事而作的热烈赞美之歌;也可引申为“对……的颂扬”(a paen to…)。
/ˈpiːən/(亦可 /ˈpeɪən/)
She wrote a paen to her hometown.
她写了一首献给家乡的颂歌。
Critics called the novel a paen to ordinary courage, praising how it turns small daily choices into something heroic.
评论家称这部小说是对平凡勇气的赞歌,称赞它把日常的小选择写得像英雄事迹一样动人。
来自古希腊语 paián(παιάν),原指献给阿波罗(Apollo)等神祇的赞歌、战胜后的凯歌,后经拉丁语进入英语。paen 是较少见的拼写变体,更常见形式为 paean。