saturnalia
[,sætɚ'nelɪə]
- n. （古罗马）农神节（十二月中旬）；狂欢喧闹
中文词源
Saturnalia 农神节
来自拉丁语 Saturnalia,农神节，即农神 Saturn 的节日，-alia,在拉丁语表宗教节日。
英英释意
- 1. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
英文词源
- saturnalia (n.)
- time of merrymaking, 1590s, from Latin Saturnalia, ancient Roman festivals of Saturn (held in December), a time of merrymaking for all, from neuter plural of adjective Saturnalis "pertaining to Saturn," from Saturnus (see Saturn). They correspond to the Greek Kronia. The extended sense of "period of unrestrained revelry" is first attested 1782. Related: Saturnalian.
实用场景例句
- The Romans called this celebration Saturnalia, in honor of their god Saturn.
- 古罗马人称其为农神节, 为了纪念他们的神“萨杜恩”.
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