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- Brit. a public function, typically held outdoors and organized to raise funds for charity, including entertainment and the sale of goods and refreshments〈英〉(通常为慈善事业筹款而在室外举行的)游园会:
a church fête.
在教堂举办的慈善筹款游园会。
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- chiefly N. Amer. a celebration or festival〈主北美〉庆典; 节日, 喜庆日。
with obj.(一般作 be fêted)
- honour or entertain (someone) lavishly款待(某人):
she was an instant celebrity, fêted by the media.
她声名鹊起, 备受媒体青睐。
词源
late Middle English (in the sense 'festival, fair'): from French, from Old French feste (see FEAST).