名詞 litany:

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

lit.a.ny

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 lit.a.nies
A liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with fixed responses by the congregation.
啟應(yīng)禱文：禮拜儀式上的禱告，由主持人所背誦的一系列禱文所組成，期間交錯(cuò)著眾人所作出的固定反應(yīng)
A repetitive or incantatory recital:
反復(fù)或有魔力的復(fù)述：
例句：
a litany of praise for the new professor.
對(duì)新教授反復(fù)稱頌

來源：
Middle English letanie
中古英語 letanie
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Medieval Latin letanoa
源自 中世紀(jì)拉丁語 letanoa
from Late Latin litanoa
源自 后期拉丁語 litanoa
from Late Greek litaneia
源自 后期希臘語 litaneia
from Greek [entreaty]
源自 希臘語 [懇求]
from litaneuein [to entreat]
源自 litaneuein [懇求]
from litanos [entreating]
源自 litanos [懇求的]
from litô [supplication]
源自 litô [要求，祈禱]