释义 |
saturnalia/sætəˈneiliə/n. (pl. same 单复同 or saturnalias) 1 (usu. 通常作 Saturnalia) Rom. Hist. the festival of Saturn in December, characterized by unrestrained merrymaking for all, the predecessor of Christmas [罗马]【史】农神节(在 12 月,以无节制的狂欢为特征,圣诞节的前身) 2 (treated as sing. or pl. 看作单数或复数) a scene of wild revelry or tumult; an orgy 纵情狂欢;恣意放浪 □ saturnalian adj.[Latin, neut. pl. of Saturnalis (as SATURN)] |