litany

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英 [ˈlɪtəni]

美 [ˈlɪtni]

litany意思解释

n.

连祷；

[宗]启应祷文；

（英国国教公祷书中的）连祷文；

冗长而枯燥的陈述

变形

复数：litanies

英英释义

n.

any long and tedious address or recital

\"the patient recited a litany of complaints\"; \"a litany of failures\"

a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation

双语例句

用作名词(n.)Dr. Middleton bowed to the litany.弥得尔顿博士对这种连祷俯首贴耳。He tried to offer an explanation,but I just started in on a litany of nasty barbs.他想解释，可我又说了一连串难听的话刺他。There is a litany of unanswered questions surrounding the incident.有许多对这个事件未予答覆的疑问。The television news was a daily litany of bombings and killings.电视新闻每天连续不断地报道爆炸和杀戮事件。