英['kænən]美['kænən]
记忆方法
词源记忆法
在古代,人们使用身体的一部分作为度量长度的单位,如最常用的长度单位“腕尺”(cubit)就是从肘部到手指尖的长度。显而易见,每个人的胳臂不一样长,所以“一腕尺”到底是多长,谁也说不清。为此,部落首领或国王就会用一根小棍子充当标准尺度,在上面刻上长度单位。以后,所有的长度都以这根棍子为准。在古希腊语中,这个小棍子就称为kanna,字面意思就是“小棍子、芦苇”。英语单词canon(标准)就来自希腊语kanna,引申为法律或艺术的尺度或规范。同源单词还有cane(手杖、藤条)。=在基督教中,canon表示“正典”,是一批被公认为神所启示或默示的书籍或著作,是在信仰和教义上具有绝对权威的书卷,是用来比较和衡量其他著作或教导正确与否的标准。基督教圣经正典共有66卷(旧约39卷,新约27卷)。=Canon还是一个著名的相机品牌,中文翻译为“佳能”。据说,该品牌原为KWANON(日文“观音”的西式拼写),改为Canon后,销量大增,成为了世界知名品牌。
noun(名词)
双解例句
noun(名词)
小知识
Canon (one “n”) refers to a collection of rules or texts that are considered to be authoritative. Shakespeare and Chaucer are part of the canon of Western literature, so you might read their work in an English class.
A canon can also be a body of work, like the Shakespeare canon, which includes all of the Bard's plays and poems. These days, many schools and colleges include more diverse and underrepresented authors in literature classes and encourage students to read works not included in the standard literary canon. The literary canon can change with time, and so can the cultural canon. Don't confuse this word with cannon with two n's, the big gun that shoots bowling-size balls at the enemy.