Canon ˈkænən Accepted N Count 可数名词 List Literary Noun
This flashcard introduces the different meanings and usages of the word "canon" in English. It covers meanings related to clergy in a cathedral, accepted collections of texts, rules or principles, and musical pieces.
Collins defines "canon" in three different meanings: a member of the clergy in a cathedral, an accepted collection of texts, and a general rule or principle. Oxford, on the other hand, expands the definitions to also include a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral, a generally accepted rule or standard, a collection of genuine or important works, and a piece of music in which singers or instruments take turns repeating a melody.
Tämä flashcard esittelee sanan "canon" eri merkitykset ja käyttötavat englannin kielessä. Se kattaa merkitykset liittyen papistoon katedraalissa, hyväksyttyjen tekstien kokoelmiin, sääntöihin tai periaatteisiin sekä musiikkiteoksiin.
Collins määrittelee "canon":n kolmessa eri merkityksessä: papiston jäsen katedraalissa, hyväksyttyjen tekstien kokoelma ja yleinen sääntö tai periaate. Oxford puolestaan laajentaa määritelmiä sisältämään myös kristillisen papin erikoistehtävillä katedraalissa, yleisesti hyväksytyn säännön tai standardin, kokoelman aitoja tai tärkeitä teoksia ja musiikkikappaleen, jossa laulajat tai soittimet toistavat melodiaa.
[N-COUNT 可数名词](大教堂的)咏礼司铎 A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]精品集；真作集 A canon of texts is a list of them that is accepted as genuine or important.
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He had to read a canon of accepted literary texts.
他不得不阅读一系列公认的经典文学作品。
...the Irish literary canon.
正宗的爱尔兰文学作品
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]规范；规则；原则 A canon is a general rule or principle.
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The very first canon of nursing is to keep the air inside as fresh as the air outside.
护理工作的首要原则是要保持室内空气像室外一样清新。
Oxford
canon/ˈkænən; NAmEˈkænən/noun1a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral（主教座堂的）咏礼司铎，法政会长2( formal) a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which sth is judged 原则；准则；标准3a list of the books or other works that are generally accepted as the genuine work of a particular writer or as being important （某作家的）真作，精品◆the Shakespeare canon莎士比亚的精品◆‘Wuthering Heights’ is a central book in the canon of English literature.《呼啸山庄》是英国文学原著经典中非常重要的一部作品。4a piece of music in which singers or instruments take it in turns to repeat the melody(= tune) 两重轮唱（或演奏）；卡农曲canoncanonscanon/ˈkænən; NAmEˈkænən/
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canoncan‧on /ˈkænən/ noun [countable]
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1a Christian priest who has special duties in a cathedral2formal a standard, rule, or principle, or set of these, that are believed by a group of people to be right and goodcanon of Mapplethorpe’s pictures offended the canons of American good taste.3formala)a list of books or pieces of music that are officially recognized as being the work of a certain writer: the Shakespearean canonb)all the books that are recognized as being the most important pieces of literature: the literary canon4a piece of music in which a tune is started by one singer or instrument and is copied by each of the others5an established law of the Christian Church