1
- a general law, rule, principle, or criterion by which something is judged（作为评判的）普通法规; 规则; 原则; 标准：
the appointment violated the canons of fair play and equal opportunity.
这项任命违反了公平竞争、机会均等的原则。
1.1
- a Church decree or law教规; 宗教法规：
a set of ecclesiastical canons.
一套教规。
2
- a collection or list of sacred books accepted as genuine真经; 正经：
the formation of the biblical canon.
《圣经》真经的形成。
2.1
- the works of a particular author or artist that are recognized as genuine（某作家或艺术家的）真作：
the Shakespeare canon.
莎士比亚真作。
2.2
- a list of literary works considered to be permanently established as being of the highest quality经典：
Hopkins was firmly established in the canon of English poetry.
霍普金斯在英国诗歌经典中有着牢固的地位。
3
- （亦作canon of the Mass）(in the Roman Catholic Church) the part of the Mass containing the words of consecration（作为罗马天主教弥撒一部分的）祭献经文。
4
- Music a piece in which the same melody is begun in different parts successively, so that the imitations overlap【乐】卡农。
短语
in canon
- Music with different parts successively beginning the same melody【乐】用卡农形式。
词源
Old English: from Latin， from Greek kanōn 'rule'， reinforced in Middle English by Old French canon.
1
- a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral, especially one who is a member of the chapter. The position is frequently conferred as an honorary one.大教堂教士。
1.1
- （亦作canon regular 或regular canon）(in the Roman Catholic Church) a member of certain orders of clergy that live communally according to an ecclesiastical rule in the same way as monks（罗马天主教）律修会修士。
词源
Middle English （in the sense 'canon regular'）： from Old French canonie, from Latin canonicus 'according to rule' （see CANONIC）. The other sense dates from the mid 16th cent.