panegyrical
adjective formal uk/ˌpæn.əˈdʒɪr.ɪ.kəl/ us/ˌpæn.əˈdʒɪr.ɪ.kəl/
颂词的,颂文的,颂赞的
praising someone or something very much by saying good things about them and not mentioning any bad things
Hill had published a panegyrical poem on Peter the Great. 希尔发表了一首关于彼得大帝的赞美诗。
The language was standard panegyrical rhetoric comparing the youthful vigour of a new emperor with the mature counsel of an older colleague. 这种语言是标准的颂赞修辞文体,将新皇帝的年轻活力与年长同僚的成熟谏言作了比较。
See also: panegyricpanegyrist
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- The poet's attitude to Domitian tends to be laudatory and friendly, employing the full spectrum of Virgilian panegyrical language and imagery.
- In his days as a panegyrical orator he had indulged in lies in front of people who recognized them as such and welcomed them nonetheless.
- There is not a speech, a poem, or essay, a panegyrical oration in praise of either Athenian liberty or Greek love which does not tell the tale of this heroic friendship.