英汉词典

feast 基本解释

• vt. 享受；款待，宴请
• n. 筵席，宴会；节日
• vi. 享受；参加宴会

feast 词态变化

feast 中文词源

来自festival, 宗教节日，节日。引申词义盛宴。

feast 英文词源

feast

feast: [13] The notion of ‘eating’ is a secondary semantic development for feast, whose underlying meaning (as may be guessed from the related festival [14] and festivity [14]) has more to do with joyousness than with the appeasement of hunger. Its ultimate source is the Latin adjective festus, which meant ‘joyful, merry’. This was used as a plural noun, festa, meaning ‘celebratory ceremonies, particularly of a religious nature’, which came down to Old French as feste.

This was the source of English feast, and its modern French descendant gave English fête [18]. Incidentally, the sense ‘sumptuous meal’, present in feast but not in fête, goes back to the Latin singular noun festum. Also related is festoon [17], acquired via French from Italian festone, which originally meant ‘ornament for a festive occasion’; and fair (as in fairground) comes ultimately from Latin fēria, first cousin to festus.
=> fair, festival, festoon, fête

feast (v.)

c. 1300, "partake of a feast," from Old French fester "to feast, make merry; observe (a holiday)" (Modern French fêter), from feste "religious festival" (see feast (n.)). Related: Feasted; feasting.

feast (n.)

c. 1200, "secular celebration with feasting and entertainment" (often held on a church holiday); c. 1300, "religious anniversary characterized by rejoicing" (rather than fasting), from Old French feste "religious festival, holy day; holiday; market, fair; noise, racket; jest, fun" (12c., Modern French fête), from Vulgar Latin *festa (fem. singular; also source of Italian festa, Spanish fiesta), from Latin festa "holidays, feasts, festal banquets," noun use of neuter plural of festus "festive, joyful, merry," related to feriae "holiday" and fanum "temple," from Proto-Italic *fasno- "temple," from PIE *dhis-no- "divine, holy; consecrated place," from *dhes- "root of words in religious concepts" [Watkins].

The spelling -ea- was used in Middle English to represent the sound we mis-call "long e." Meaning "abundant meal" (whether public or private) is by late 14c. Meaning "any enjoyable occasion or event" is from late 14c.

feast 词组搭配

feast 英文释义

1. a ceremonial dinner party for many people

2. something experienced with great delight;

"a feast for the eyes"

3. a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed;

"a banquet for the graduating seniors"

"the Thanksgiving feast"

"they put out quite a spread"

4. an elaborate party (often outdoors)

feast 同义词解析

banquet, feast, dinner, party

这些名词均有"宴会"之意。

banquet： 指正式而盛大的宴会或国宴。

feast： 指筵席酒席，有时可与banquet换用，但前者强调共享欢乐的气氛。

dinner： 普通用词，含义广。本义指一日的主餐，但多用于指宴请客人的正式的一餐。

party： 指一般的社交聚会，也引申指宴请或宴会。

feast 双语例句

1. The feast was served by his mother and sisters.

这顿美餐是他母亲和他的姐妹们准备的。

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2. Well we did have a midnight feast, me and my sister.

我和姐姐的确在半夜大吃了一顿。

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3. On the following day a feast was given in King John's honour.

第二天设宴款待约翰王。

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4. Chicago provides a feast for the ears of any music lover.

《芝加哥》将给所有音乐爱好者献上一场听觉的盛宴。

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5. Banners were paraded from church to church on feast days.

宗教节日期间，人们打着横幅在教堂间游行。

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feast 实用场景例句

a wedding feast

婚筵

牛津词典

the feast of Christmas

圣诞佳节

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a feast day

一个宗教节日

牛津词典

a feast of colours

五彩缤纷

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The evening was a real feast for music lovers.

这个晚会真是让音乐爱好者大饱耳福。

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The Jewish feast of Passover began last night...

犹太人的宗教节日逾越节昨晚开始了。

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At Christmas the visitors began their circuit of dropping in on the eve of the feast day.

圣诞节时，客人们在节日前夜开始逐家拜节。

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She stood feasting her eyes on the view.

她驻足凝神欣赏这片景色。

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Lunch was a feast of meat and vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit, with unlimited wine...

午餐很丰盛，有肉、蔬菜、奶酪、酸奶、水果, 酒无限量供应。

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The fruit was often served at wedding feasts...

婚宴上经常有水果供应。

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They feasted well into the afternoon on mutton and corn stew...

他们吃玉米炖羊肉一直吃到下午。

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Starving dogs feasted on the human corpses.

饿狗贪婪地啃食着人的尸体。

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Only a few feet away, their captors feasted in the castle's banqueting hall.

仅在几英尺外，捉拿他们的人正在城堡的宴会厅里大吃大喝。

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This new series promises a feast of special effects and set designs...

这部新的系列剧将会是一场特效和舞美的盛宴。

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Chicago provides a feast for the ears of any music lover.

《芝加哥》将给所有音乐爱好者献上一场听觉的盛宴。

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It was the unalloyed joy of a family table where the real feast was love.

这是一家人餐桌上纯情的欢乐,这道真正大餐就是爱.

期刊摘选

Christmas is an important feast for Christians.

圣诞节是基督徒的一个重要节日.

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They had a midnight feast in their tent.

他们在帐篷里举行了一次午夜宴会.

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For the massacre began on his feast day in 1572.

还有一个“巴肖罗缪市场”也是以他的名字命名的.

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Now there were some Greeks among those who went up to worship at the Feast.

那时、上来过节礼拜的人中、有几个希利尼人.

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The feast has certainly fared better, being on a sound financial footing.

如果经济基础良好,这个节日一定会办得更好.

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They had a family feast to celebrate it.

他们举办家宴,以示庆贺.

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Host and guests frequently raised their glasses during the feast.

席间宾主频频举杯.

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After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience.

大吃了一顿之后,她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己.

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Wow! Come and feast your eyes on this birthday cake!

哇! 快来欣赏一下这个生日蛋糕!

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You shouldn't have troubled yourself to prepare such a feast!

你不该准备这样丰盛的饭菜,这样太麻烦你了.

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A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.

[谚]脸上笑嘻嘻,便饭成筵席.

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