Ceremonious
[serɪ'məʊnɪəs]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) rigidly formal or bound by convention; 'their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt' .
校對:奥菲莉娅--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]
(a.) According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
校對:梅勒妮
同義詞及近義詞：
a. [1]. Civil, respectful, courteous, courtly.[2]. Formal, punctilious, stiff, precise, exact, starched, prim.
伯特校對
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Punctilious, formal, prim, precise
ANT:Brusque, blunt, supercilious, bluff, unceremonious
校對:塔玛拉
例句/造句/用法:
- As we neared home, Joe vaguely acknowledging the occasion as an impressive and ceremonious one, went on ahead to open the front door. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- He is ceremonious, stately, most polite on every occasion to my Lady, and holds her personal attractions in the highest estimation. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- This was not a very ceremonious way of rendering homage to a patron saint, but I believe Old Clem stood in that relation towards smiths. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- The French are polite, but it is often mere ceremonious politeness. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- His manners were very refined; but so excessively formal and ceremonious that he used to put me into a fever. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- She came solitarily down the gravel walka Miss Martin just appearing at the door, and parting with her seemingly with ceremonious civility. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Between her and Mr. Helstone a very respectful but most rigidly ceremonious intercourse was kept up. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
校對:塔玛拉