psalm

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psalm /sɑːm $ sɑːm, sɑːlm/ noun [countable] RRCa song or poem praising God, especially in the Bible 圣歌；赞美诗

Examples from the Corpus

psalm• The author of the 121st psalm has few more ardent disciples than me.• Hymnody Metrical psalms are still occasionally used in Baptist churches, but hymns are the main musical items in their services.• When Isabella wins a military victory she celebrates it with eleven days of psalms and the sonorous severities of priests.• Other similar psalms add one extra dimension, the cry for vengeance on those who have put him there!• The roots of this joy in worship can be seen in the psalms, the hymn book of the Old Testament.• Brueggemann then contrasts the pit imagery with that of the wing, which also occurs in these psalms of lament.• Sometimes Bone ThugsN-Harmony member FleshN-Bone comes to the fore with rhymes that could be characterized as urban psalms.• I am so sick of judges writing psalms to arbitration.Origin psalm (1100-1200) Late Latin psalmus, from Greek psalmos “playing of a stringed instrument”, from psallein; → PSALTER

psalm nounChinese

praising poem Corpus song or God, especially a

psalm
psalm /sɑːm $ sɑːm, sɑːlm/

noun [countable]

Date: 1100-1200
Language: Late Latin
Origin: psalmus, from Greek psalmos 'playing of a stringed instrument', from psallein; ⇨ psalter

a song or poem praising God, especially in the Bible

psalm

BrE

/sɑːm/

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NAmE

/sɑːm/

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noun

a song, poem or prayer that praises God, especially one in the Bible （《圣经》中的）圣咏；赞美诗；赞美歌

◆the Book of Psalms《〈圣经〉诗篇》

<titled tranID="10" status="1">care</titled>caution ◇ prudence

These are all words for attention or thought that you give to sth in order to avoid mistakes or accidents. 以上各词均指小心、谨慎。

care attention or thought that you give to sth that you are doing so that you will do it well and avoid mistakes or damage 指小心、谨慎以做好某事，同时避免出现错误或损失：◆She chose her words with care. 她措辞谨慎。
caution care that you take in order to avoid danger or mistakes; not taking any risks 指小心、谨慎，以免发生危险或错误：◆The utmost caution must be exercised when handling explosives. 处理爆炸品一定要慎之又慎。
prudence (rather formal) being sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks 指判断和决策时谨慎、慎重，处事时避免不必要的风险：◆As a matter of prudence, keep a record of all your financial transactions. 为慎重起见，请记下你所有的财务往来。 NOTE Prudence is used particularly in financial contexts. * prudence 尤用于金融、财务语境。

Patterns

to do sth with care/caution/prudence
great/extreme care/caution/prudence
to use/exercise care/caution/prudence
to proceed with care/caution