luncheon

• n. 午宴；正式的午餐會

來自lunch的原拚寫形式，後用於指正式的午餐。

luncheon (n.)

"light repast between mealtimes," 1650s (lunching; spelling luncheon by 1706); earlier "thick piece, hunk," 1570s (luncheon), of uncertain origin. Perhaps northern English dialectal lunch "hunk of bread or cheese" (1580s; probably from Spanish lonja "a slice," literally "loin"), blended with or influenced by nuncheon (Middle English nonechenche, mid-14c.) "light mid-day meal," from none "noon" (see noon) + schench "drink," from Old English scenc, from scencan "pour out."

Despite the form lunching in the 1650s source OED discounts that it possibly could be from lunch (v.), which is much later. It suggests perhaps an analogy with truncheon, etc. Especially in reference to an early afternoon meal eaten by those who have a noontime dinner.

1. Promptly at one, luncheon was served.

午飯一到一點鍾就上桌了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Luncheon will be served at one, Madam.

夫人，午餐在一點鍾開始。

來自《權威詞典》

3. A casserole was already in the oven cooking gently for luncheon.

焙盤菜已放在烤箱裏慢慢煨著等午飯時吃.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.

我們十二點鍾用午餐.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. They allow no substitutions on the club luncheon.

規定午餐的套飯不得換菜.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》