canon

noun

/ˈkænən/

a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral座堂区府Topics Religion and festivalsc2
(formal) a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which something is judged原则；准则；标准
- the canons of good taste衡量高雅趣味的标准
- market sovereignty, the central canon of Thatcherism市场主权，撒切尔主义的核心原则
a list of the books or other works that are generally accepted as the real work of a particular writer or as being important（某作家的）真作，精品
- the Shakespeare canon莎士比亚的精品
- ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a central book in the canon of English literature.《呼啸山庄》是英国文学经典中非常重要的一部作品。
a piece of music in which singers or instruments take it in turns to repeat the melody (= tune)两重轮唱（或演奏）；卡农曲
- a canon for tenor and bass男高音和男低音的经典
Topics Musicc2

词源senses 2 to 4 Old English: from Latin, from Greek kanōn ‘rule’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French canon.sense 1 Middle English (in the sense ‘regular’): from Old French canonie, from Latin canonicus ‘according to rule’ from Greek kanonikos, from kanon ‘rule’.

词汇	canon
释义	canon noun /ˈkænən/ /ˈkænən/ a Christian priest with special duties in a cathedral座堂区府Topics Religion and festivalsc2 (formal) a generally accepted rule, standard or principle by which something is judged原则；准则；标准 the canons of good taste衡量高雅趣味的标准 market sovereignty, the central canon of Thatcherism市场主权，撒切尔主义的核心原则 a list of the books or other works that are generally accepted as the real work of a particular writer or as being important（某作家的）真作，精品 the Shakespeare canon莎士比亚的精品 ‘Wuthering Heights’ is a central book in the canon of English literature.《呼啸山庄》是英国文学经典中非常重要的一部作品。 a piece of music in which singers or instruments take it in turns to repeat the melody (= tune)两重轮唱（或演奏）；卡农曲 a canon for tenor and bass男高音和男低音的经典 Topics Musicc2 词源senses 2 to 4 Old English: from Latin, from Greek kanōn ‘rule’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French canon.sense 1 Middle English (in the sense ‘regular’): from Old French canonie, from Latin canonicus ‘according to rule’ from Greek kanonikos, from kanon ‘rule’.
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