Ceremony
['serɪmənɪ] or ['sɛrə'moni]
解释:
(noun.) any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; 'the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine'; 'he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball'; 'he disposed of it without ceremony'.
(noun.) the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; 'an inaugural ceremony'.
(noun.) a formal event performed on a special occasion; 'a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor'.
校对:卢埃林--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies.
(n.) Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.
(n.) A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.
(n.) A sign or prodigy; a portent.
手打:穆里尔
同义词及近义词：
n. [1]. Rite, form, formality, ceremonial, solemnity, observance.[2]. Parade, pomp, show, stateliness.
尤金伲亚整理
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Display, pageant, solemnity, rite, formality
ANT:[See FASHION]
手打:斯蒂芬
解释:
n. a sacred rite: the outward form religious or otherwise: any empty form without inwardness: pomp or state; a portent or omen.—adj. Ceremō′nial relating to ceremony.—n. outward form: a system of ceremonies.—n. Ceremō′nialism adherence to outward form.—adv. Ceremō′nially.—adj. Ceremō′nious full of ceremony: particular in observing forms: precise.—adv. Ceremō′niously.—n. Ceremōniousness.—Master of ceremonies the person who directs the form and order of the ceremonies to be observed on some public occasion.
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例句:
- Like his father, he hated ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- And how do people perform that ceremony of parting, Jane? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- And,' said Mrs. Micawber, 'though it is possible I may be mistaken in my view of the ceremony, I never will! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- The ceremony was in honour of the god of the Moon; and it was to be held at night. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- The attic was no pleasant place: I believe he did not know how unpleasant it was, or he never would have locked me in with so little ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- He was punctilious in the exaction of this ceremony. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- Peggotty is ready to go to church, intending to behold the ceremony from the gallery. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- He was escorted into the city with great pomp and ceremony. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- That's more than any of your Lords will give, I'LL warrant, he said and refused to attend at the ceremony. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- They are to be married at Limmeridge Church, and thank Heaven, not one of the neighbours is to be invited to the ceremony. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Worse, if possible, than ceremony was the other extreme of slipshod familiarity. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- As to sleep, I had dreams of poverty in all sorts of shapes, but I seemed to dream without the previous ceremony of going to sleep. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- When he came, my aunt performed the ceremony of introduction. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- I put a request without further ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- This lady received the visitors with a mixture of ceremony and diffidence quite English. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- Beg your pardon, sir, but this here officer o' yourn in the gambooge tops, 'ull never earn a decent livin' as a master o' the ceremonies any vere. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Now mind you go to bed, dear, he said, kissing her tenderly; no more magical ceremonies to-night. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- The magicians usually believed more or less in their own magic, the priests in their ceremonies, the chiefs in their right. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- These were the ceremonies with which he received the collegians. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- It had no rites and ceremonies. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- We might be seeing it all this spring--even the Easter ceremonies at Seville, he urged, exaggerating his demands in the hope of a larger concession. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- My head was as red as a lobster; but, in other respects, I was as nicely dressed for the ceremonies of the evening as a man need be. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- No less a person, I assure you,' said the Master of the Ceremonies. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- The ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion may be considered as experiments of the same nature. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
- Who would I prefer for mistress of the ceremonies? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- The former Protector tendered him the oaths, and presented him with the insignia of office, performing the ceremonies of installation. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
- The ceremonies which follow later are but meaningless formalities. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- They, too, had been summoned from school to attend the funeral ceremonies. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- They spread far and wide throughout the world, but we know very little of their ideas or their ceremonies and methods during that time. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- The ceremonies at my departure were too many to trouble the reader with at this time. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
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