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If a group of people give someone an ovation, they clap to show they like what that person did. A standing ovation is when the whole room stands up while they clap — that is the strongest kind, and English uses that pair of words a lot after a concert, a play, or a speech.
If a group of people give someone an ovation如果一群人給某人an ovation(熱烈鼓掌), they clap to show they like what that person did他們鼓掌是要表示喜歡那個人做的事。A standing ovationstanding ovation(起立鼓掌) is when the whole room stands up while they clap是指全場一邊鼓掌一邊站起來 — that is the strongest kind這是最強烈的一種, and English uses that pair of words a lot after a concert, a play, or a speech英文在演唱會、戲劇或演講結束後很常用這個詞組。
An ovation is the itself, not a prize, not a hug, and not a medal. It is a little formal; children might just say “everyone clapped a lot.” Though actually, in ancient Rome an ovation was a smaller victory parade, less grand than a full triumph.
An ovation is the clapping itselfovation指的就是鼓掌這個動作本身, not a prize, not a hug, and not a medal不是獎品,不是擁抱,也不是獎牌。It is a little formal這個字有點正式; children might just say "everyone clapped a lot."小孩可能只會說「大家拍手拍很久」。Though actually, in ancient Rome an ovation was a smaller victory parade不過其實在古羅馬,ovation原本是一種比較小的凱旋遊行, less grand than a full triumph沒有正式的triumph那麼盛大。
Today’s English has mostly kept the “crowd shows love” meaning and dropped the parade. The word is not related to egg or ovary, even though ovation and ovarian start with the same letters.
Today's English has mostly kept the "crowd shows love" meaning現代英文大致保留了「群眾表達喜愛」這個意思 and dropped the parade捨棄了遊行的部分。The word is not related to egg or ovary這個字跟egg(蛋)或ovary(卵巢)沒有關係, even though ovation and ovarian start with the same letters即使ovation和ovarian開頭幾個字母一樣。
組成Learned borrowing from Latin ovātiōnem, from the verb ovō, “I rejoice / I celebrate.” Not from ovum (egg).
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
ovationnoun詞源 1[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]
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A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
- Triumph, a Solemn Honour done to Generals after great Victories, receiving them into Town with Publick Acclamations; there were two ſorts among the Romans; the Great, that was ſimply called Tr[i]umph; and the Little called, Ovation; […] [I]t was by Special Priviledge that L. Cornelius Lentulus, Proconſul, was admitted to this Honour of an Ovation, in 553. […]
- The Dictator [Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus] was allow'd a Triumph, and [Aulus Cornelius] Coſſus an Ovation, wherein he appear'd with the Spoils of K[ing] Volumnius [i.e., Lars Tolumnius], and fix'd them as a ſolemn Offering in the Temple of Jupiter Feretrius, being the firſt Spolia Opima that had been brought thither ſince the Time of Romulus.
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A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement.
- Proceede then in your bleſt Inauguration, / And celebrate this Annuall Ovation; / Whilſt you nor this way, nor to that way leane, / But ſhunne th' extreames, to keepe the golden meane.
- May 19. [1649] Oliver Cromwell Lieutenant General of the Parliament Army was then alſo created Dr. of Civil Law. […] [H]is atchievment was induſtriouſly cried up at Weſtminſter and all the Grandees of Scriptural Ovation were fitted and accommodated thereunto.
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Prolonged enthusiastic applause.
- First things first – everyone at Southampton enjoyed a thrilling Euro 2020 qualifier that led to a rousing ovation for both sides at the conclusion of England's chaotic 5-3 victory.
ovationverb詞源 1[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]
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rareinformalTo give (someone) an ovation (prolonged enthusiastic applause).
ovationnoun詞源 2[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]
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obsoleterarebiologynatural-scienceszoologyThe act of laying eggs.
- [The ichneumon wasp] drops an egg. She next seeks out a small green caterpillar inhabiting the leaves of the cabbage-plant, which she punctures with her sting, yet so slightly and delicately as not to kill it; she then rolls it up into a circle, and places it in the sandy nest, immediately over the egg. She continues the same labour till she has counted twelve, and deposited twelve caterpillars, one over another; and thus repeats the process of ovation and supply, till she has exhausted herself of her entire stock of eggs.
- Having considered their animal nature, and their primary formation, as involving the question of spontaneous generation, he described generally the methods of reproduction adopted in this class of animals, and adduced the explanations and opinions offered by the best authorities on the subject, but particularly those of Bremner, [René] Lænnec, and Owen, by which acephalocystic reproduction is referred to imperfect ovation or generation.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。