litanies是什么意思

2023-12-12 10:30:17

litanies

美[lɪtəni] 英[lɪtəni]

n. 连祷；冗长的陈述；连续

名词复数：litanies

近义词：prayer，prayers，list，listing，catalog，catalogue，inventory，series，recital，recitation，enumeration，

Noun

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

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。

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