carousal

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kəˈɹaʊz(ə)l/    美 /kəˈɹaʊz(ə)l/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of carousing; (drunken) revelry; (countable) an instance of this; a noisy social gathering, often with much alcohol consumption. uncountable
    — —The ſun vvas ſet—they had done their vvork; the nymphs had tied up their hair afreſh—and the ſvvains vvere preparing for a carouſal— […]

词形变化

carousals plural

词源

From carouse (“to engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering”, verb) + -al (suffix forming nouns denoting actions by verbs to which it is attached), possibly also influenced by an erroneous understanding of the meaning of carousel (“merry-go-round”).
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