| 单词 | thanksgiving |
| 释义 | thanksgiving (once / 2734 pages) n A thanksgiving is a short prayer before a meal that offers thanks. Thanksgiving is best known as a holiday in which people give thanks. That should help you remember that a thanksgiving is also a short prayer that can be said before any meal on any day. Like the holiday, a thanksgiving expresses gratitude for food. Often, a thanksgiving might express thanks for family, friends, a job, or good news too. A thanksgiving is also called a blessing or grace. WORD FAMILYthanksgiving: thanksgivings USAGE EXAMPLESCongress urged George Washington to “recommend” to the people a day of thanksgiving, which he did. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) Some politicians thought the “day of public thanksgiving and prayer” declared by George Washington in 1789 violated the separation of church and state. Time(Nov 23, 2016) In 1963, Kennedy’s Thanksgiving proclamation began: “Over three centuries ago, our forefathers in Virginia and in Massachusetts … set aside a time of thanksgiving.” Time(Nov 21, 2016) n a short prayer of thanks before a meal Syn|Hyper blessing, grace orison, petition, prayer reverent petition to a deity Thanksgiving (once / 2310 pages) n Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada, traditionally observed through a meal featuring a roasted turkey and other traditional foods. Although the date of the first Thanksgiving is subject to debate, holiday lore puts this meal in 1621 when early European settlers of North America gathered with Native Americans to give thanks for a plentiful harvest. In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. In Canada, the celebration occurs on the second Monday in October. The holiday was celebrated regionally throughout early American history until Abraham Lincoln fixed a national date in 1863 in an attempt to create a feeling of national unity during the Civil War. WORD FAMILYThanksgiving: Thanksgivings USAGE EXAMPLESIf years were relatives, 2016 would be the uncle who shows up at your Thanksgiving dinner wearing his underpants on the outside. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The two kept in touch despite the distractions of Thanksgiving. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) For many years it forced them to wake up at 6 a.m. the morning after Thanksgiving. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) n fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag Syn|Hyper Thanksgiving Day feast day, fete day a day designated for feasting legal holiday, national holiday, public holidayauthorized by law and limiting work or official business |
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