litany

'litәni

Collins 1

n. any long and tedious address or recital
n. a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation

n. 连祷, 连续

Collins 星级

18,609

BNC 频率

12,158

使用频率

litany 源自拉丁语 litanea，意为“祷告”，可以拆分为 lit-（与祷告有关）和 -any（表示某种性质或状态），联想到一种重复的祈祷形式。

例句

1. The teacher gave a litany of rules for the classroom.

老师列出了教室的众多规则。

2. She expressed her frustrations in a litany of complaints.

她通过一连串的抱怨表达了自己的不满。

3. During the meeting, he recited a litany of achievements from the past year.

在会议上，他列举了过去一年中的一系列成就。