anthem
外观
英語
[编辑]詞源
[编辑]源自中古英語 anteme ← 古英語 antefn, antefen, 古法語 antiene, anteine, anteivne,源自拉丁語 antiphōna ← 古希臘語 ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna),ἀντί (antí, “對”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “聲音”)。對比antiphon和ant'em。
發音
[编辑]名詞
[编辑]anthem (複數 anthems)
- 〈古〉 輪唱
- 一類合唱曲,通常歌詞帶有宗教或政治意味。
- The school's anthem sang of its many outstanding qualities, and it was hard to keep a straight face while singing.
- 讚歌,頌歌
- The choir sang a selection of Christmas anthems at the service just before the big day.
- (非正式) 知名歌曲
- 2003, Peter Buckley, The rough guide to rock:
- In May 2000, they even finally cracked the UK top ten when they teamed up with Paul Van Dyk on the trance anthem "The Riddle"...
- (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
派生詞
[编辑]動詞
[编辑]anthem (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 anthems,現在分詞 antheming,一般過去時及過去分詞 anthemed)
- 〈及物〉〈詩〉 唱著讚歌慶祝