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."
双语例句
1. She struck up the first paean on the grand piano.
她开始在那架大钢琴上演奏起第一首颂歌。
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2. The novel is a paean to the end of empire.
该小说奏响了一个帝国落寞的赞歌.
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3. Here, deducing a paean that advances harmonious society progress.
这里, 正在演绎着推进和谐社会发展的一曲赞歌.
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4. Bushes, spreading waves of insects sound, they tirelessly played with a paean to life, then!