litany

名词 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.（名词）
【复数】 lit.a.nies
A liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with fixed responses by the congregation.
启应祷文：礼拜仪式上的祷告，由主持人所背诵的一系列祷文所组成，期间交错着众人所作出的固定反应
A repetitive or incantatory recital:
反复或有魔力的复述：
例句：
a litany of praise for the new professor.
对新教授反复称颂

来源：
Middle English letanie
中古英语 letanie
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin letanoa
源自 中世纪拉丁语 letanoa
from Late Latin litanoa
源自 后期拉丁语 litanoa
from Late Greek litaneia
源自 后期希腊语 litaneia
from Greek [entreaty]
源自 希腊语 [恳求]
from litaneuein [to entreat]
源自 litaneuein [恳求]
from litanos [entreating]
源自 litanos [恳求的]
from litô [supplication]
源自 litô [要求，祈祷]