Word · Frequency #7093
hymn
赞美诗, 圣歌
a song of praise to God, a saint, or a nation
- 1.
A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
赞美或崇拜的歌曲,尤指宗教歌曲
- 2.
a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
对上帝、圣徒或国家的赞美歌
赞美或崇拜的歌曲,尤指宗教歌曲；对上帝、圣徒或国家的赞美歌；赞美诗；圣歌
In use
Every Sunday, the congregation sings a beautiful hymn during the service.
The choir practiced the old hymn for the upcoming festival.
They hymned praises to the deity in a solemn ceremony.
sing a hymn
The choir sang a beautiful hymn.
唱诗班演唱了一首优美的赞美诗。
hymn sb/sth
动词用法较正式，常表示歌颂或赞美。
They hymned the hero's bravery.
他们歌颂英雄的勇敢。
Common mistakes
We sang hymn in church.We sang a hymn in church.
hymn是可数名词，前需加不定冠词a表示‘一首赞美诗’。中文学习者常遗漏冠词。
Connections
Collocations
- sing a hymn
- 唱赞美诗
- The congregation sang a hymn together.会众一起唱了一首赞美诗。
- hymn book
- 赞美诗集
- She opened her hymn book to page 45.她翻开赞美诗集到第45页。
- hymn tune
- 赞美诗曲调
- The hymn tune was composed in the 18th century.这首赞美诗的曲调创作于18世纪。
- hymn writer
- 赞美诗作者
- Isaac Watts was a famous hymn writer.艾萨克·瓦茨是一位著名的赞美诗作者。
- hymn singing
- 唱赞美诗
- Hymn singing is an important part of the service.唱赞美诗是礼拜仪式的重要组成部分。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hymn发音类似‘him’，想象唱赞美诗（hymn）时赞美‘他（him）’的荣耀。
Context & Register
通常用于宗教或正式场合，如教堂礼拜；动词形式多用于诗歌或赞美歌唱。
Grammar Note
动词过去式为hymned，名词常与to或of连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
The above words all rhyme with 'hymn' (/hɪm/). Note that 'hymnal' (/ˈhɪm.nəl/) shares the first syllable but is not a perfect rhyme. Also 'hymn' is a homophone of 'him'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.