| 单词 | celebration |
| 释义 | celebration (once / 572 pages) 1n 2n A celebration is a joyful diversion. Your math class might have a celebration when you learn that the midterm has been postponed for a week. A celebration can be a festive party commemorating some joyous occasion, like your grandparents' fiftieth anniversary celebration or your brother's birthday celebration. It can also be a less formal marking of a happy event, like the arrival of your new puppy. Another meaning of celebration is a religious ceremony, such as communion or a bar mitzvah. WORD FAMILYcelebration: celebrations+/celebrate: celebrated, celebrater, celebrates, celebrating, celebration, celebrator, celebratory/celebrater: celebraters/celebrator: celebrators USAGE EXAMPLESPolice said that a search of his apartment turned up no evidence of any concrete danger to New Year’s Eve celebrations. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Only days ago, an online message from a pro-Islamic State group called for attacks by "lone wolves" on "celebrations, gatherings and clubs". Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) “They used hand grenades and machine gun and transformed their celebration to mourning.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event Syn|Hyper jubilation affair, function, occasion, social function, social occasion a vaguely specified social event 2n any joyous diversion 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper festivity agon a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes conviviality, jollification, merrymakinga boisterous celebration; a merry festivity feria(in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint festival, fetean organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) blowout, gala, gala affair, jamboreea gay festivity Ludi Saeculares, secular gamesthe centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era victory celebrationa celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition high jinks, high jinx, hijinks, jinksnoisy and mischievous merrymaking revel, revelryunrestrained merrymaking carnivala festival marked by merrymaking and processions Bacchanalia, Dionysiaan orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus) Isthmian Gamesthe ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad Nemean Gamesthe ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad Olympian Games, Olympic Gamesthe ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC Pythian Gamesthe ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of Apollo eisteddfodany of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) film festivala cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) jazz festivala festival that features performances by jazz artists Kwanza, Kwanzaaa festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year Oktoberfestan autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer Saturnaliaan orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn sheepshearinga festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared diversion, recreation an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates n the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual the celebration of marriage Syn|Hyper solemnisation, solemnization ritual the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies |
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