ceremony

英['serɪmənɪ] 美['sɛrə'moni]

反义词

复数: ceremonies;

ceremony 仪式

来自PIE*kwer, 做，履行，词源同Sanskrit(梵语), karma(业，因果报应). 俗词源认为来自地名Caere，罗马地名，因最早进行相关的宗教仪式而得名。

ceremony: ceremony: [14] The antecedents of ceremony are obscure. We can trace it back to Latin caerimōnia ‘religious rites’, but there the trail stops. It probably arrived in English via Old French ceremonie.
ceremony (n.): late 14c., cerymonye, from Old French ceremonie and directly from Medieval Latin ceremonia, from Latin caerimonia "holiness, sacredness; awe; reverent rite, sacred ceremony," an obscure word, possibly of Etruscan origin, or a reference to the ancient rites performed by the Etruscan pontiffs at Caere, near Rome. Introduced in English by Wyclif.

1. At Miss Garbo's request there was a crema-tion after a private ceremony.: 应嘉宝小姐的要求，在私人悼念仪式结束后将进行火葬。

3. There is a ceremony of prayer and flagellation before the dancing begins.: 舞蹈开始前会举行祈祷和鞭笞的仪式。

4. The dead included six people attending a religious ceremony.: 死者包括6位参加宗教仪式的人。

5. They will receive their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm.: 他们会在斯德哥尔摩举行的仪式上接受颁奖。