Orgy



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.纵酒狂欢
• ［英］ n.纵酒狂欢 ( unrestrained indulgence in an activity)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural orgies)

• Etymology: Middle French orgie, from Latin orgia, plural, from Greek; akin to Greek ergon work — more at work
• Date: circa 1561
• 1. secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
• 2.
  • a. drunken revelry
  • b. a sexual encounter involving many people; also an excessive sexual indulgence
• 3. excessive indulgence in something especially to satisfy an inordinate appetite or craving <an orgy of destruction><a national orgy of thrill seeking and risk taking — K. T. Greenfeld>

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