"short hymn," early 13c., from Latin canticulum "a little song," diminutive of canticum "song" (also a scene in Roman comedy enacted by one person and accompanied by music and dancing), from cantus (see chant (v.)).
双语例句
1. In second childhood she said her'Nunc Dimittis'- the sweetest canticle to the holly.
在这第二次的童年,她说出了永别的遗言,一真是对圣灵最美妙的歌颂.
来自辞典例句
2. But the KOKOHILI is not a coronach or canticle for the hero.
而《可可西里》并不是简单化的英雄主义颂歌或挽歌.
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3. Song of Songs - as Song of Solomon or Canticle of Canticles - speaks of Solomon's marriage to Holy Sophia.
雅歌 —— 也称为所罗门之歌或者圣咏 —— 说到了所罗门与神圣的索菲娅结了婚.
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4. A short liturgical text chanted or sung responsively preceding or a psalm , psalm verse, or canticle.
