cavalcade
名词 n.
动词 v.
英文释义
名词 n.
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A procession of riders, vehicles, ships, etc.
— To the onlooker, and particularly to those whose memories go back to pre-grouping days, the modern cavalcade of "V2s" and "B1s" is apt to become a little monotonous; but to any running man the general utility characteristics of these two classes are a perfect godsend at times of exceptional pressure, when it is often a case of "first in—first out" with locomotive allocations at sheds.
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A ceremonial parade.
— For the first three hours all went as well as could be expected, and then an accident happened that nearly lost us the pleasure of the company of our venerable friend Billali, whose litter was leading the cavalcade.
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A trail ride, usually more than one day long.
— Stranleigh found no difficulty in getting a cavalcade together at Bleacher’s station, an amazingly long distance west of New York.
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An often dramatic series or chain of events or things.
— As soon as I visited this website, a cavalcade of dialog boxes started to appear on my screen; that's when I realized my computer was infected with a virus.
动词 v.
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To move as part of a series or group, such as marchers in a parade or snow in an avalanche, especially in large numbers or in a chaotic or dangerous fashion
— Great numbers of horse were still cavalcading, but […]
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Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.?
Latin caballus
Latin -icō
Late Latin caballicō
Old Italian cavalcare
Old Italian cavalcatabor.
Old French cavalcade
French cavalcadebor.
English cavalcade
From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballicō, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee.
Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.?
Latin caballus
Latin -icō
Late Latin caballicō
Old Italian cavalcare
Old Italian cavalcatabor.
Old French cavalcade
French cavalcadebor.
English cavalcade
From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballicō, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.?
Latin caballus
Latin -icō
Late Latin caballicō
Old Italian cavalcare
Old Italian cavalcatabor.
Old French cavalcade
French cavalcadebor.
English cavalcade
From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballicō, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee.
Proto-Celtic *kaballosder.?
Latin caballus
Latin -icō
Late Latin caballicō
Old Italian cavalcare
Old Italian cavalcatabor.
Old French cavalcade
French cavalcadebor.
English cavalcade
From French cavalcade, from Old French cavalcade, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare (“to ride on horseback”), from Medieval Latin caballicō, from Vulgar Latin caballus (“horse”). Doublet of chevauchee.
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