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单词 junket
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junket

1 of 2

noun

jun·​ket ˈjəŋ-kət How to pronounce junket (audio)
1
a
: trip, journey: such as
(1)
: a trip made by an official at public expense
(2)
: a promotional trip made at another's expense
a film's press junket
b
: a festive social affair
2
: a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet

junket

2 of 2

verb

junketed; junketing; junkets

intransitive verb

1
: to go on a junket
2
: feast, banquet
junketeer
ˌjəŋ-kə-ˈtir How to pronounce junket (audio)
noun
or junketer
ˈjəŋ-kə-tər How to pronounce junket (audio)

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Junket has traveled a long road, and its journey began with a basket made of rushes—that is, marsh plants commonly used in weaving and basketwork. The Latin word for "rush" is juncus, which English borrowed and adapted into various forms until settling on junket. That word was used in English to name not just the plant and the baskets made from the plant, but also a type of cream cheese made in rush baskets. Since at least the 15th century, the word has named a variety of comestibles, ranging from curds and cream to sweet confections. (Junket even today also names a dessert.) By the 16th century, junket had come to mean "banquet" or "feast" as well. Apparently, traveling must have been involved to reach some junkets because eventually the term broadened to apply to pleasure outings or trips, whether or not food was the focus. Today, the word usually refers either to a trip made by a government official and paid for by the public, or to a free trip by a member of the press to a place where something, such as a new movie, is being promoted.

Synonyms

Noun

  • excursion
  • jaunt
  • outing
  • ramble
  • sally
  • sashay
  • sortie
  • spin

Verb

  • banquet
  • dine
  • feast
  • regale
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Example Sentences

Noun The senator has been criticized for expensive junkets to foreign countries. took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping Verb a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
An alleged junket, a string of hires and a flood of employee complaints appear to have turned the school board against Dr. Timothy Gadson. Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 July 2022 By dint of prudence and a few passes at the dog races, Mrs. Harris just might raise the dosh for a junket across the Channel and a shopping spree. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 Tessa Thompson and Natalie Portman paid tribute to the classic at the press junket for Thor: Love and Thunder. Alice Cary, Vogue, 6 July 2022 Each premiere and press junket on the promo trail has seen Portman deliver an unexpected look. Alice Cary, Vogue, 8 July 2022 What’s more, big rumors are linking Kokrak with the LIV junket. Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 27 June 2022 Cumberbatch tells The Hollywood Reporter at the press junket for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2022 There's no irony in junket, though it's taken an interesting route from its origins. James Harbeck, The Week, 5 Mar. 2022 Last year at the Shang-Chi junket, Simu Liu sang a cappella for me. Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Apr. 2022
Verb
Spielberg, who is by far the film’s biggest star, also limited his press presence almost exclusively to junket interviews. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English ioncate, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *juncata, from Latin juncus rush

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1786, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 2

junket 1 of 2

noun

as in excursion
a short trip for pleasure took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • excursion
  • tour
  • jaunt
  • outing
  • expedition
  • sortie
  • spin
  • voyage
  • sashay
  • travel(s)
  • odyssey
  • sally
  • journey
  • walk
  • detour
  • ramble
  • pilgrimage
  • trek
  • safari
  • circuit
  • hike
  • peregrination

junket

2 of 2

verb

as in to banquet
to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • banquet
  • regale
  • honor
  • board
  • feed
  • dine
  • feast
  • fete
  • cater
  • provision
  • fête
  • recognize
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