canon

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can·on /ˈkænən/ noun [countableC] → cannon

1. RRCa Christian priest who has special duties in a cathedral 〔大教堂的〕詠禮司铎

2 formalJUDGE a standard, rule, or principle, or set of these, that are believed by a group of people to be right and good 準則，標準，規範

canon of

Mapplethorpe’s pictures offended the canons of American good taste.

梅普爾索普的攝影作品觸犯了美國人的道德標準。

3 formalALAPM

a) a list of books or pieces of music that are officially recognized as being the work of a certain writer 〔某一作者的〕真作集，真品集；曲集

the Shakespearean canon

莎士比亞真作集

b) all the books that are recognized as being the most important pieces of literature 文學經典

the literary canon

文學經典

4. APMa piece of music in which a tune is started by one singer or instrument and is copied by each of the others 卡農（曲）〔一種複調樂曲〕

5. RRCan established law of the Christian Church 〔基督教〕教會法

Examples from the Corpus

canon• A much earlier development than the biblical canon was the evolution of the threefold ministry of bishop, presbyter, and deacon.• Institutions form canons and work to maintain hierarchies within them.• Clearly the availability of judgments and recent canons and books on procedure made a difference to the judges.• He has now acted in all 37 plays of the Shakespeare canon.• As its name implies, it has affinities with Realism, while rejecting its simpler canons.• I knew that I was violating all the canons of journalistic ethics.• For all of these the canons survive, recording royal involvement or approval.• Two canons swaggered by from the cathedral, clad in thick woollen robes lined with miniver.• And a film and video canon, or standard of excellence, is developing by which to measure theatrical productions of Shakespeare.

Canonn trademark

na brand (=type) of camera and other electronic equipment such as photocopiers made by the Japanese company Canon

Origin canon

1. (1100-1200) Anglo-French canunie, from Late Latin canonicus “person living under a rule”, from Greek, from kanon

2. (800-900) Latin “ruler, rule, standard”, from Greek kanon

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