encomium

🇺🇸 /enˈkəʊmiəm/ 🇬🇧 /enˈkəʊmiəm/
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a spoken or written piece that strongly praises someone or something

At the retirement party, the CEO gave an encomium that highlighted the retiring employee's many achievements.

translation

n. a spoken or written piece that strongly praises someone or something

Word Forms

Plural encomia

Synonyms

commendation n. 赞扬, 嘉奖 tribute n. 致敬, 赞美, 贡品 citation n. 引文, 嘉奖令, 引用, 传票

Antonyms

denunciation n. 公开谴责 rebuke n. 斥责 indictment n. 控诉, 起诉书, 起诉 condemnation n. 谴责 reprimand n. 正式谴责 censure n. 谴责