| 释义 |
ei·stedd·fod
\īˈsteth(ˌ)vȯd, (i)ˈs-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Welsh, literally, session, from eistedd to sit, sitting (derivative from the root of Welsh sedd seat) + bod to be, being; akin to Latin sedēre to sit and to Old Irish brith to be, being, Old English bēon to be — more at sit, be
: a Welsh competitive festival of the arts especially in singing
< adjudicating at a local eisteddfod in Wales where there were three male voice choirs competing in the final — Warwick Braithwaite >
— compare feis 2, mod
• ei·stedd·fod·ic \|īˌsteth|vȯdik\ adjective |