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Litany N Count Set Group 英[ˈlɪtəni 美[ˈlɪtni N.连祷;[宗]启应祷文;(英国国教公祷书中的)连祷文;冗长而枯燥的陈述 陈词滥调;枯燥冗长的陈述

单词 litany
音标
英[ˈlɪtəni] 美[ˈlɪtni]
解释
n.连祷;[宗]启应祷文;(英国国教公祷书中的)连祷文;冗长而枯燥的陈述;
例句

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陈词滥调;枯燥冗长的陈述
If you describe what someone says as a litany of things, you mean that you have heard it many times before, and you think it is boring or insincere.
例:She remained in the doorway, listening to his litany of complaints against her client.她站在门口,听他喋喋不休地抱怨她的客户。

N-COUNT
连祷;应答祈祷;启应祈祷
A litany is part of a church service in which the priest says a set group of words and the people reply, also using a set group of words.
变形
pl:litanies~

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