panegyric

英 [,pænɪ'dʒɪrɪk] 美 [ˌpænə'dʒɪrɪk]

• n. 颂词，赞颂

1. pan- + egyr- + -ic.
2. => 该词的本义为：public assembly (especially in honor of a god), originally an adjective, "for a public festival".
3. 该词缩略自: panegyrikos (logos) "(a speech) given in a public assembly".
4. 由此引申为代指：public eulogy.
5. 本义为全部到公共场合集会的形容词含义。