celebration
英 [selɪ'breɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,sɛlɪ'breʃən]
英文詞源
- celebration (n.)
- 1520s, "honoring of a day or season by appropriate festivities," formed in English from celebrate, or else from Latin celebrationem (nominative celebratio) "numerous attendance" (especially upon a festival celebration), noun of action from past participle stem of celebrare. Meaning "performance of a religious ceremony" (especially the Eucharist) is from 1570s; that of "extolling in speeches, etc." is from 1670s.
雙語例句
- 1. Then it was back to the house for a quiet celebration.
- 然後就回到房子裏悄悄地慶祝一番。
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- 2. He sees the poem as a celebration of human love.
- 他認為，這首詩是對人世間愛的讚美。
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- 3. The Conference will be a celebration of women's achievements.
- 該會議將成為對女性成就的一曲讚歌。
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- 4. This was not a memorial service but a celebration of his life.
- 這不是在開追悼會，而是在頌揚他的一生。
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- 5. A wedding is a joyful celebration of love.
- 婚禮就是快樂的愛情慶典。
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