ceremony

名词 n.
/ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/    /ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ritual, with religious or cultural significance. countable,uncountable
    — To whom the Priest with naked armes full net Approching nigh, and murdrous knife well whet, Gan mutter close a certaine secret charme, With other diuelish ceremonies met:
  2. An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event. countable,uncountable
    — a graduation ceremony, an opening ceremony
  3. A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality. uncountable
    — […] to feed were best at home; From thence the sauce to meat is ceremony; Meeting were bare without it.
  4. Show of magnificence, display, ostentation. uncountable
    — Meanwhile the winged Heralds, by command Of sovereign power, with awful ceremony And trumpet’s sound, throughout the host proclaim A solemn council forthwith to be held At Pandemonium […]
  5. An accessory or object associated with a ritual. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — […] his ceremonies laid by, in his nakedness he appears but a man […]
  6. An omen or portent. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — For he is superstitious grown of late, Quite from the main opinion he held once Of fantasy, of dreams, and ceremonies.

词形变化

ceremonies plural ceremonys Early,Modern,plural caeremony alternative,Early,Modern cæremony alternative,Early,Modern caerimony alternative,Early,Modern cærimony alternative,Early,Modern ceremoney alternative,Early,Modern cerimony alternative,Early,Modern cerimoney alternative,Early,Modern ceremoney alternative,South-Asia,nonstandard

词源

From Middle English cerymonye, from Latin caerimonia or caeremonia, later often cerimonia (“sacredness, reverence, a sacred rite”).
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