festivity

英 [feˈstɪvəti]

美 [feˈstɪvəti]

n.  庆祝活动; 欢庆; 欢乐

复数：festivities　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13814 / COCA.10252

牛津词典

noun

• 庆祝活动
  the activities that are organized to celebrate a special event
• 欢庆；欢乐
  the happiness and enjoyment that exist when people celebrate sth
  1. The wedding was an occasion of great festivity.
     这个婚礼是喜庆盛事。
  2. an air of festivity
     欢庆的气氛

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 庆祝;欢庆
  Festivityis the celebration of something in a happy way.
  1. There was a general air of festivity and abandon.
     到处是一派纵情狂欢的气氛。
• N-COUNT 庆祝活动;庆典
  Festivitiesare events that are organized in order to celebrate something.
  1. The festivities included a huge display of fireworks.
     庆祝活动包括盛大的焰火表演。

英英释义

noun

• any joyous diversion
  Synonym:celebration

双语例句

• You may plan to go to a special festivity, or you may even be on vacation with someone you love.
  你可以计划去一个特别的庆典，或者你可以和你喜欢的人一起度假。
• Lion dance not only add more festivity to the special day but also provides opportunities for foreigners to know about the Chinese culture.
  这种表演不仅很好地烘托了节日气氛，也成为外国人了解中华文化的一个窗口。
• The festivities included a huge display of fireworks.
  庆祝活动包括盛大的焰火表演。
• On that day, all the families will eat noodles or fried glutinous rice blocks, and pop corn as part of the festivity. In the Greek candy-store was the whine of a peanut-roaster, and the oil smell of nuts.
  这一天，家家户户还要吃面条、炸油糕、爆玉米花，以示吉庆。从那家希腊人开的糖果店里，传来了哔哩啪啦油炸花生的声音，散发着油炸花生的香味。
• She is always eager to have a finger in the pie if her neighbours are planning any little festivity.
  要是她的左邻右舍准备办任何小的喜庆事，她总是巴不得参与其事。
• Legends about the origin of this festivity abound.
  关于这个节日的起源有很多种说法。
• A night of bacchanalian revelry; carousing bands of drunken soldiers; orgiastic festivity.
  痛饮狂欢的夜晚；一群酗酒狂欢的水手；狂欢的节日。
• They will celebrate it with thanksgiving, with festivity, with bonfires, and illuminations veduchina.
  他们将感激满怀，载歌载舞，高燃篝火，张灯结彩庆此佳节。
• And later a special cake with dates, chestnuts and meat was made to add more festivity to the special day.
  后来，人们增加了由红枣、栗子和肉做成的糕给这个节日增加更多的欢庆气氛。
• If this meeting is over the holidays or at a holiday gathering, a little festivity is a nice touch.
  如果这次见面是在节假日或节日聚会，小节日也有小技巧。