litanies

英 [ˈlɪtəniz] 美 [ˈlɪtəniz]

n.  连祷文，总祷文(连祷启应的祷文); (对一系列事件、原因等)枯燥冗长的陈述
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  1. N-COUNT 陈词滥调；枯燥冗长的陈述
    If you describe what someone says as a litany of things, you mean that you have heard it many times before, and you think it is boring or insincere.
    1. She remained in the doorway, listening to his litany of complaints against her client.
      她站在门口，听他喋喋不休地抱怨她的客户。
  2. 连祷；应答祈祷；启应祈祷
    A litany is part of a church service in which the priest says a set group of words and the people reply, also using a set group of words.
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