Ceremony
['serɪmənɪ] or ['sɛrə'moni]
解釋/意思:
(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'.
校對:卢埃林--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Rite, form, formality, ceremonial, solemnity, observance.[2]. Parade, pomp, show, stateliness.
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同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Display, pageant, solemnity, rite, formality
ANT:[See FASHION]
手打:斯蒂芬
解釋/意思:
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/造句/用法:
- Like his father, he hated ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- And how do people perform that ceremony of parting, Jane? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- And,' said Mrs. Micawber, 'though it is possible I may be mistaken in my view of the ceremony, I never will! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The ceremony was in honour of the god of the Moon; and it was to be held at night. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- 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. 維萊特.
- He was punctilious in the exaction of this ceremony. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- Peggotty is ready to go to church, intending to behold the ceremony from the gallery. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- He was escorted into the city with great pomp and ceremony. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- 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·薩克雷. 名利場.
- They are to be married at Limmeridge Church, and thank Heaven, not one of the neighbours is to be invited to the ceremony. 威爾基·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. 雪麗.
- 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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- When he came, my aunt performed the ceremony of introduction. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- I put a request without further ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- This lady received the visitors with a mixture of ceremony and diffidence quite English. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- 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. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Now mind you go to bed, dear, he said, kissing her tenderly; no more magical ceremonies to-night. 福爾斯·休姆. 奇幻島.
- The magicians usually believed more or less in their own magic, the priests in their ceremonies, the chiefs in their right. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- These were the ceremonies with which he received the collegians. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- It had no rites and ceremonies. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- 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. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- 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. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- No less a person, I assure you,' said the Master of the Ceremonies. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion may be considered as experiments of the same nature. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- Who would I prefer for mistress of the ceremonies? 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The former Protector tendered him the oaths, and presented him with the insignia of office, performing the ceremonies of installation. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- The ceremonies which follow later are but meaningless formalities. 愛德格·賴斯·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·薩克雷. 名利場.
- 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·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The ceremonies at my departure were too many to trouble the reader with at this time. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
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