英语单词

banquet是什么意思

banquet

英 ['bæŋkwɪt] 美 ['bæŋkwɪt]
  • n. 宴会,盛宴;宴请,款待
  • vt. 宴请,设宴款待
  • vi. 参加宴会
  • n. (Banquet)人名;(法)邦凯;(西)班克特

助记提示


1. bank => bench => banquet.
2. 古时宴会,人人面前摆张小凳子,以放置食物。
3. 〔宴会未过半〈ban〉,宾客却〈que〉退〈t〉席〕 

中文词源


banquet 盛宴

banq, 同bench, 凳子。-et, 小词后缀。原指几个朋友在小凳上吃点心,短暂休息。后词义转为盛大的宴会。

英文词源


banquet (n.)
late 15c., "feast, sumptuous entertainment," from French banquet (15c.; in Old French only "small bench"), from Old Italian banchetto, diminutive of banco "bench;" originally a snack eaten on a bench (rather than at table), hence "a slight repast between meals;" the meaning has entirely reversed. As a verb from 1510s.

双语例句


1. Last night he attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
昨晚他出席了在白金汉宫举行的国宴。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The hotel amenities include health clubs, conference facilities, and banquet-ing rooms.
饭店的便利设施包括健身俱乐部、会议设施和宴会厅。

来自柯林斯例句

3. a state banquet in honour of the visiting President
为来访总统举办的国宴

来自《权威词典》

4. The meal that followed was a veritable banquet.
随后摆上的饭菜俨然是一桌宴席。

来自《权威词典》

5. The banquet is being held in an atmosphere of friendship and cordiality.
宴会在热情友好的气氛中进行着.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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