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- a religious song or poem, typically of praise to God or a god（赞美上帝或神的）圣歌, 赞美诗：
a Hellenistic hymn to Apollo.
对阿波罗的古希腊语赞美歌。
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- a formal song sung during Christian worship, typically by the whole congregation（基督教礼拜时多由全体会众唱的）圣歌。
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- a song, text, or other composition praising or celebrating someone or something赞歌, 颂文, 颂歌, 凯歌：
the book is a hymn to the glories of the English public school.
该书是对英国（私立）公学荣誉的赞歌。
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- with obj. praise or celebrate (something)赞美, 颂扬：
Johnson's reply hymns education.
约翰逊的回答赞美了教育。
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- no obj. rare sing hymns〈罕〉唱赞歌; 唱赞美诗。
派生词
hymnic
/-nɪk/ adjective词源
Old English, via Latin from Greek humnos 'ode or song in praise of a god or hero', used in the Septuagint to translate various Hebrew words, and hence in the New Testament and other Christian writings.