1930s, "fellow countryman, native of one's own country," from Italian dialect, from Late Latin pagensis "peasant, rustic" (see peasant). Spanish form paisano attested in English (New Mexico) from 1844.
双语例句
1. She struck up the first paean on the grand piano.
她开始在那架大钢琴上演奏起第一首颂歌。
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2. The novel is a paean to the end of empire.
该小说奏响了一个帝国落寞的赞歌.
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3. Here, deducing a paean that advances harmonious society progress.
这里, 正在演绎着推进和谐社会发展的一曲赞歌.
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4. Bushes, spreading waves of insects sound, they tirelessly played with a paean to life, then!
