名詞 anthem:

1. a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
2. a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)
   同義詞：hymn

1. The national anthem goes like this ...
   國歌是這樣唱的 ...
2. The ceremony was brought to a close by the singing of the national anthem.
   典禮在國歌的歌聲中結(jié)束。
3. I get excited whenever I hear the playing of our national anthem.
   每當(dāng)我聽到我們國歌的演奏都很激動。
4. The town band led off by playing the national anthem.
   市樂隊以國歌開始他們的演奏。
5. The concert concluded with the National Anthem.
   音樂會最后以演奏國歌結(jié)束。
6. Anthems are used in religious services.
   圣歌常常在宗教禮拜時演唱。
7. Anthems are often with words taken from the Bible.
   圣歌的歌詞多取自于《圣經(jīng)》。

an.them

n.（名詞）
A hymn of praise or loyalty.
頌歌或贊歌
A sacred composition set to words from the Bible.
贊美詩，圣歌：從圣經(jīng)中取詞而譜的圣歌
A modern ballad accompanied by rock music instrumentation.
搖滾民謠：一種用搖滾樂伴奏的現(xiàn)代民謠

來源：
Middle English anteme
中古英語 anteme
from Old English antefn
源自 古英語 antefn
from Late Latin antiphôna
源自 后期拉丁語 antiphôna
from Late Greek [from neuter pl. of] antiphônos [sounding in answer]
源自 后期希臘語 [] 源自antiphônos的中性復(fù)數(shù) [回答的聲音]
anti- [in return] * see anti-
anti- [作為回答] *參見 anti-
phônô [voice] * see bh3- 2
phônô [聲音] *參見 bh3- 2