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celebrate

英 ['selɪbreɪt] 美 ['sɛlɪbret]

vt. 庆祝；举行；赞美；祝贺
vi. 庆祝；过节；举行宗教仪式

中文词源

celebrate 庆祝

来自拉丁词celeber, 拥挤的，出名的。可能最终来自PIE*sker, 转，围，词源同ring, crowd. 即围起来的一群人。该词原指宗教弥撒，后指庆祝各种活动。

英文词源

celebrate (v.): mid-15c., originally of the Mass, from Latin celebratus "much-frequented; kept solemn; famous," past participle of celebrare "assemble to honor," also "to publish; sing praises of; practice often," originally "to frequent in great numbers," from celeber "frequented, populous, crowded;" with transferred senses of "well-attended; famous; often-repeated." Related: Celebrated; celebrating.

双语例句

1. The banks have had precious little to celebrate recently.: 银行最近没几件值得庆贺的事。

2. She arrived in St Ives to celebrate the Queen's Silver Jubilee.: 她抵达了圣艾夫斯以庆祝女王登基25周年。

3. The Vietnamese government has fixed on May 19th to celebrate his anniversary.: 越南政府已经决定于5月19日庆祝他的诞辰。

4. Duncan and his triumphant soldiers celebrate their military victory.: 邓肯和他那些欢欣鼓舞的士兵们庆祝他们取得了军事胜利。

5. "Maybe we could celebrate tonight." — "What did you have in mind?": “也许今晚我们可以庆祝一下。”——“你有何打算？”