hold court

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To preside in a formal manner over an official assembly of courtiers and others in which entertainment is presented or affairs of state are considered.
    — [T]his was one of the anterooms off the main throneroom in which the king was accustomed to hold court with his entire retinue.
  2. To convene or preside over a trial or other legal proceeding in a court of law.
    — Bean held court in an outhouse, the prisoner seated on a bale of flint hides. Bean was not only judge but prosecutor, as well as counsel for the defense.
  3. To serve as the principal discussant or center of attention in an informal gathering of friends, associates, etc. broadly,idiomatic
    — She was the centre of a very brilliant group, a most beautiful woman holding court, as was only right and proper, among her admirers.

词形变化

holds court present,singular,third-person holding court participle,present held court participle,past held court past
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