ovation
/əʊˈveɪʃən/noun
1
- a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause（听众或观众的）长时间热烈鼓掌, 热烈欢迎。
2
- Roman History a processional entrance into Rome by a victorious commander, of lesser honour than a triumph【罗马史】小凯旋式。
词源
early 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from Latin ovatio（n-）， from ovare 'exult'. The word had the sense 'exultation' from the mid 17th to early 19th cent.