1590s, from Latin paean "hymn of deliverance," from Greek paian "hymn, chant, hymn to Apollo," from Paian, a name of the god of healing; originally the physician of the gods (in Homer), later merged with Apollo; literally "one who touches" (i.e. "one who heals by a touch"), from paio "to touch, strike."
雙語例句
1. She struck up the first paean on the grand piano.
她開始在那架大鋼琴上演奏起第一首頌歌。
來自辭典例句
2. The novel is a paean to the end of empire.
該小說奏響了一個帝國落寞的贊歌.
來自互聯網
3. Here, deducing a paean that advances harmonious society progress.
這里, 正在演繹著推進和諧社會發展的一曲贊歌.
來自互聯網
4. Bushes, spreading waves of insects sound, they tirelessly played with a paean to life, then!