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hymns

UK //hɪmz//US //hɪmz//

词源

源自希腊语 'hymnos',意为 '赞美歌',后经拉丁语 'hymnus' 传入英语。

noun

❶ 指宗教仪式中唱的赞美诗或圣歌,通常表达对神或宗教的敬仰和颂扬。

“The choir sang beautiful hymns during the church service.”

(合唱团在教堂礼拜时演唱了优美的赞美诗。)

“She loves to listen to traditional hymns on Sundays.”

(她喜欢在周日听传统的圣歌。)

同义词:psalms, spiritual songs, chorales

verb

❶ 指以赞美诗或圣歌的形式表达敬仰或颂扬,通常用于宗教或庄严场合。

“The monks hymned their praises to the divine.”

(僧侣们用圣歌颂扬神明。)

“They hymned the beauty of nature in their songs.”

(他们在歌中赞美大自然的美丽。)

同义词:praise, extol, laud

常见短语

hymn book — 指赞美诗集,通常用于教堂或宗教仪式中,包含多首圣歌的歌词和乐谱。

“She opened the hymn book to page 25 for the next song.”

(她翻开赞美诗集的第25页,准备唱下一首歌。)

hymn of praise — 指表达敬仰或颂扬的赞美诗,常用于宗教或庄严场合。

“The choir performed a hymn of praise to celebrate the occasion.”

(合唱团演唱了一首赞美诗来庆祝这一场合。)