ceremonious
/ˌserɪˈməʊnjəs/adjective
1- relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions隆重的; 正式的:
a Great Hall where ceremonious and public appearances were made
一个举行隆重见面会的大礼堂
he accepted the gifts with ceremonious dignity.
他庄重而体面地接受了礼物。
1.1
- excessively polite; punctilious过于礼貌的; 拘泥于细节的:
he accepted the gifts with ceremonious dignity.
他过分端庄地接受了礼物。
派生词
ceremoniously
adverbceremoniousness
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from French cérémonieux or late Latin caerimoniosus, from caerimonia (see CEREMONY).