Ovation



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 热烈的欢迎, 鼓掌
• ［英］ n. 热烈的欢迎, 鼓掌 ( an enthusiastic outburst of applause)
• ［例］ The speech was accorded a standing ovation. ( 全体起立为演讲热烈鼓掌)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Latin ovation-, ovatio, from ovare to exult; akin to Greek euoi, interjection used in bacchic revels
• Date: 1533
• 1. a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
• 2. an expression or demonstration of popular acclaim especially by enthusiastic applause <received a standing ovation>

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