ロングマン現代英英辞典よりovationo‧va‧tion /əʊˈveɪʃən $ oʊ-/ noun [countable] formalPRAISEif a group of people give someone an ovation, they clap to show approval
The Chancellor’s entrance was greeted with a standing ovation (=everyone stood up).
Fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation.コーパスの例ovation• I got a standing ovation from the board.• When I finishedspeaking, the audience gave me a standing ovation.• A packedHall of graduates and undergraduates gave BaronessPark an affectionate standing ovation at the end of her after dinnerspeech.• Outspoken speeches were given which receivedspontaneous standing ovations.• The standing ovations were over for a while.• His parishionersapplauded more out of charity than conviction, and the emptiness of the ovationembarrassed both speaker and audience alike.gave ... ovation• Spectatorsyesterdaygave Thatcher standing ovations at the opening and close of her address.語源ovation(1500-1600)Latinovatio, from ovare“to show great happiness”
