panegyrist

IPA/ˌpæn.əˈdʒɪr.ɪst/
IPA/ˌpæn.əˈdʒɪr.ɪst/

panegyrist — 名詞

  • panegyristsingular
  • panegyristsplural

1. a speaker or writer who formally praises a person, group, or institution at leng

1.名詞C2
釋義

讚頌者

公開讚美他人的人

a speaker or writer who formally praises a person, group, or institution at length, typically in a ceremony or published tribute that deliberately emphasizes only good qualities

例句

At the state banquet, Ambassador Ritu spoke as a panegyrist honouring her hosts' achievements.

在國宴上，Ritu 大使以讚頌者的身分致詞，推崇主人的成就。

collocation: act as / speak as a panegyrist

Senator Sade hired a well-known panegyrist to compose a speech praising the general's long career.

Sade 參議員聘請了一位知名讚頌者，為將軍的漫長生涯撰寫讚詞。

collocation: hire a panegyrist

常見搭配
  • act as a panegyrist
  • hire a panegyrist
  • blind panegyrist
  • court panegyrist
  • panegyrist of [someone/something]
同義詞
  • eulogist

    narrower — specifically someone who praises the dead at a funeral or memorial service

  • encomiast

    even rarer and more literary than panegyrist; often refers to classical or Renaissance praise poetry

  • praiser

    everyday, informal alternative; lacks the formal register of panegyrist

反義詞
  • critic

    one who judges or points out faults, the opposite function of a panegyrist

  • detractor

    one who speaks negatively about someone, directly opposing praise

用法筆記

The word is mostly used in formal, literary, or historical contexts. When applied to a modern writer or speaker, it often carries a mildly critical tone — suggesting the person's praise is one-sided or lacks critical distance.

常見錯誤

The panegyrist criticized the government's new policy.
The critic analyzed the government's new policy, while the panegyrist praised it.
A panegyrist only offers praise, never criticism.
He wrote a panegyrist about his former teacher.
He wrote a panegyric about his former teacher.
Panegyrist is the person who delivers the praise; panegyric is the speech or piece of writing itself.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • act as a panegyrist
  • blind panegyrist
  • court panegyrist

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