encomium

IPA/enˈkəʊmiəm/
KK[ɛnkˈɔmˌɪəm]IPA/enˈkəʊmiəm/

encomium — 名詞

1. an elaborate expression of admiration for a person or thing, especially one give

1.名詞C2
釋義

頌詞；讚辭

正式高度讚美他人或事物的言詞

an elaborate expression of admiration for a person or thing, especially one given in a formal speech or article.

例句

At the award dinner, Jenna delivered an encomium to the village doctor.

在頒獎晚宴上，Jenna 向那位鄉村醫師發表了一篇頌詞。

deliver an encomium to [person]

The museum booklet included an encomium on the painter's early work.

那本博物館小冊子收錄了一篇讚揚那位畫家早期作品的讚辭。

an encomium on [thing]

常見搭配
  • deliver an encomium
  • write an encomium
  • an encomium to
  • an encomium on
  • lavish encomium
同義詞
  • panegyric

    very close, but often sounds longer and more ceremonial

  • tribute

    broader and much more common; can be a speech, gift, or public act

  • eulogy

    formal praise, especially for someone who has died

反義詞
  • criticism

    points out faults instead of praising

  • condemnation

    formal and strongly negative rather than admiring

文法句型

deliver an encomium to [person]

write an encomium on [person/thing]

read like an encomium to [person]

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal or literary English, especially for carefully shaped spoken or written praise. It is far less common than 'praise' or 'tribute' and often suggests elevated public admiration.

常見錯誤

Her quick thank-you text was an encomium to the volunteers.
Her formal banquet speech was an encomium to the volunteers.
An encomium is usually an extended, formal expression of praise, not a brief casual message.
The report offered an encomium of the plan's strengths and weaknesses.
The report offered a balanced review of the plan.
An encomium is strongly admiring, not a mixed or even-handed judgment.

同根字

  • encomiastic
    形容詞C2
  • encomiast
    名詞C2

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常用片語

  • deliver an encomium
  • write an encomium
  • read like an encomium

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