banquet
英 ['b??kw?t]
美 ['b??kw?t]
- n. 宴會，盛宴；宴請，款待
- vt. 宴請，設宴款待
- vi. 參加宴會
- n. (Banquet)人名；(法)邦凱；(西)班克特
助記提示
1. bank => bench => banquet.
2. 古時宴會，人人面前擺張小凳子，以放置食物。
3. 〔宴會未過半〈ban〉，賓客卻〈que〉退〈t〉席〕?
中文詞源
banquet 盛宴banq, 同bench, 凳子。-et, 小詞后綴。原指幾個朋友在小凳上吃點心，短暫休息。后詞義轉為盛大的宴會。
英文詞源
- banquet (n.)
- late 15c., "feast, sumptuous entertainment," from French banquet (15c.; in Old French only "small bench"), from Old Italian banchetto, diminutive of banco "bench;" originally a snack eaten on a bench (rather than at table), hence "a slight repast between meals;" the meaning has entirely reversed. As a verb from 1510s.
雙語例句
- 1. Last night he attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
- 昨晚他出席了在白金漢宮舉行的國宴。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banquet-ing rooms.
- 飯店的便利設施包括健身俱樂部、會議設施和宴會廳。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. a state banquet in honour of the visiting President
- 為來訪總統舉辦的國宴
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The meal that followed was a veritable banquet.
- 隨后擺上的飯菜儼然是一桌宴席。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. The banquet is being held in an atmosphere of friendship and cordiality.
- 宴會在熱情友好的氣氛中進行著.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》