mindmap root((赞扬)) encomium imples warm enthusiasm in praise of a person or a thing: the subject of several spirited ~s at the banquet. eulogy applies to a prepared speech, especially a funeral oration or an essay extolling the virtues and services of a person: delivered the ~ at the funeral. panegyric suggests an elaborate often rhetorical or poetic compliment: coronations once inspired ~s. tribute implies deeply felt praise conveyed either through words or through a significant act: a book of ~s marking his fifty years of service. citation applies to the formal praise accompanying the mention of a person in a military dispatch or in awarding an honor: a ~ noting her lasting contribution to biology.