a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people 连祷 ■(the Litany)such petitions and responses contained in the Book of Common Prayer 连祷文 ■a tedious recital or repetitive series 枯燥冗长的一串文字 a litany of complaints. 一连串抱怨。
语源
Middle English: from Old French letanie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek litaneia 'prayer', from litē 'supplication'