eulogy
/ˈjuːlədʒɪ/noun
( pl. -ies)
- a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically someone who has just died颂词, 颂文(尤指悼词, 悼文):
a eulogy of Nicetas the martyr.
奈斯特斯烈士的悼词。
词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'high praise'): from medieval Latin eulogium, eulogia (from Greek eulogia 'praise'), apparently influenced by Latin elogium 'inscription on a tomb' (from Greek elegia 'elegy'). The current sense dates from the late 16th cent.