Ceremony



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 典礼, 仪式
• ［英］ n. 典礼, 仪式 ( formal acts performed on a religious or public occasion)
• ［类］ affidavit : statement / wedding : ceremony ( 宣誓书是一种严肃陈述 / 婚礼是一种严肃仪式)
• ［同］ 近形词: hegemony ( 霸权, 领导权)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural -nies)

• Etymology: Middle English ceremonie, from Middle French ceremonie, from Latin caerimonia
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention <the marriage ceremony
• 2.
  • a. a conventional act of politeness or etiquette <the ceremony of introduction
  • b. an action performed only formally with no deep significance
  • c. a routine action performed with elaborate pomp
• 3.
  • a. prescribed procedures ; usages <the ceremony attending an inauguration
  • b. observance of an established code of civility or politeness <opened the door without ceremony and strode in

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