panegyric

/ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌpænəˈdʒɪrɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌpa-nə-ˈjir-ik -ˈjī-rik/ (ame, mw)

panegyric — noun

  • panegyricsingular
  • panegyricsplural

1. a long, formal statement or text that celebrates someone or something in glowing

1.名詞C2
釋義

a long, formal statement or text that celebrates someone or something in glowing terms while leaving out faults or blame.

例句

At the retirement dinner, David delivered a long panegyric to the hospital founder.

deliver a panegyric to [person]

Mei's magazine essay became a panegyric to the city's old bookshops.

a panegyric to [thing]

同義詞
  • eulogy

    a formal speech of praise, especially for someone who has died

  • tribute

    broader; can be any act or statement showing admiration, not only an extended speech or text

  • encomium

    even more literary and rhetorical in tone

反義詞
  • criticism

    an expression of disapproval rather than praise

  • diatribe

    a long, forceful attack instead of admiring praise

文法句型

deliver a panegyric to [person]

write a panegyric on [person/thing]

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal or literary English and often suggests praise that is excessive or one-sided. Common with verbs like 'deliver' and 'write', and far less common in everyday conversation than 'praise' or 'tribute'.

常見錯誤

❌Her two-line email was a panegyric to the volunteers.
✅Her full newspaper column was a panegyric to the volunteers.
💡A panegyric is usually an extended, formal piece of praise, not a short casual message.
❌The report gave a balanced panegyric of the policy.
✅The report gave a balanced review of the policy.
💡'Panegyric' suggests strongly positive praise, not a neutral or balanced judgment.