| 释义 |
carnival/ˈkɑ:niv(ə)l/n. 1a the festivities usual during the period before Lent in Roman Catholic countries (天主教国家大斋节前持续一周的)狂欢节，嘉年华会 b a festival usu. occurring at a regular date and involving a procession (定期的)表演会；博览会 2 merrymaking, revelry, or a period of such revelry 狂欢作乐，欢宴 3 N. Amer. a travelling funfair or circus [北美] (流动)游艺团，马戏团 □ carnivalesque /-ˈlesk/ adj.[Italian carne-, carnovale via medieval Latin carnelevarium etc. ‘Shrovetide’ from Latin caro carnis ‘flesh’ + levare ‘put away’] |