Saturnalian

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One celebrates or takes part in Saturnalia. historical
    — What masking, what mumming, what carding, what dicing, what gluttony, what drunkenneſs, what chambering, what wontonneſs, what turning nights into days, and days into nights! This Feaſt [i.e., Christmas] was occaſioned by thoſe most licentious Saturnalians, and they have indeed for many years become very like them, only worſe, and that not only by connivance of Authority; […]
  2. Alternative letter-case form of saturnalian (“a merrymaker, a partygoer”). alt-of
    — Christmas Eve, impatiently expected, was peeping over the brink of the hour. Millions had prepared for its celebration. Towns would be painted red. You, yourself, have heard the horns and dodged the capers of the Saturnalians.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to Saturnalia. historical
  2. Alternative letter-case form of saturnalian (“riotously merry; dissolute”). alt-of

词形变化

more Saturnalian comparative most Saturnalian superlative Saturnalians plural

词源

词源 1
From Saturnalia + -an.
词源 2
From Saturnalia + -an.
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