['kɑːnɪvl]['kɑːrnɪvl]
  • n. 嘉年华会;狂欢节
  • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    单词carnival来自拉丁文carne vale,等于英语中的“flesh,farewell!”(肉,再见!),所以其本意应译为“谢肉节”。根据基督教的教义,基督复活节前40天是封斋节。封斋节期间禁止食肉和娱乐。因此,在封斋节开始前三天,人们便抓紧时间开始纵情吃喝玩乐。一些主张宗教改革的人如新教徒便借此举办各种狂欢活动,挑战天主教的权威。久而久之,carnival倒成了一个盛大节日,而封斋节却逐渐被人遗忘。荷兰画家Pieter Bruegel的名画《狂欢者与斋戒者的斗争》(Fight Between Carnival an Lent)便反映了两教派之间的斗争。
      noun(名词)
      1. [ C or U ] 狂欢节;嘉年华会
      2. [ C ] 露天游乐场,露天游乐会
      3. [ C ] 露天游乐筹款会

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. [ C or U ] 狂欢节;嘉年华会

      a Caribbean carnival

      加勒比海狂欢节

      There's a real carnival atmosphere in the streets.

      街上真是一派狂欢节的气氛。

    2. [ C ] 露天游乐场,露天游乐会
    3. [ C ] 露天游乐筹款会

    小知识

    If you have an annual festival going on in your neighborhood that involves live music, street vendors, and games, you could call that a carnival.

    The word carnival originally referred to a public festival involving general merriment and feasting, often taking place on the street and frequently associated with a religious holiday. Later the word’s meaning broadened to refer to a traveling show that offers similar activities, like a winter carnival or a fair. Nowadays the word carnival is also used figuratively to refer to something characterized by raucous disorder. If, for example, your coworkers ended up heckling your CEO at a company meeting, you could describe the scene as a carnival (although you would most likely NOT see any cotton candy in the board room).

    实用短语

    1. winter carnival

      冬季狂欢节,冬季嘉年华会,夏季嘉光阴会

    2. notting hill carnival

      诺丁山嘉年华会,诺丁山狂欢节,诺丁山儿童节,狂欢节

    3. world carnival

      嘉年华

    4. cologne carnival

      科隆狂欢节

    5. robot carnival

      机器人嘉年华,机器人嘉年华B,机器人的嘉年华会,机器人狂欢节

    6. quebec winter carnival

      魁北克冬季狂欢节,因为这个冬季嘉年华,魁北克冬季嘉年华,嘉年华会

    7. the carnival of the animals

      动物狂欢节

    8. carnival town

      狂欢节镇,狂欢之城,城镇狂欢节,嘉年华小镇

    常用短语

    1. carnival parade

      狂欢节队伍

    单词用法

    重要短语
    carnival parade狂欢节队伍

    词根词缀

    词根: carn

    =flesh,表示”肉,肉欲”

    • adj.

      carnal 肉体的;肉欲

      carn肉,肉欲+al……的→adj.肉体的;肉欲

      carnivorous 食肉类的

      carnivore[n.食肉动物]+ous……的→carnivorous食肉类的

      incarnate 具有肉体的,化身的

      in进入+carn肉,肉欲+ate表形容词→adj.具有肉体的,化身的

    • n.

      carcass [动物]尸体;残骸

      carc=carn肉,肉欲+ass表名词→n.[动物]尸体;残骸

      carnage 大屠杀,残杀

      carn肉,肉欲+age状态,总称→把人变成一堆肉→大屠杀

      carnation 康乃馨[一种花]

      carn肉,肉欲+ation→这种花粉红色[肉色的]

      carnival 狂欢节,谢肉节

      carn肉,肉欲+ival节日→肉的节日→放荡肉欲的狂欢节日

      carnivore 食肉动物

      carni=carn肉,肉欲+vor吃+e→吃肉的[动物]

      carrion 腐肉

      carr=carn肉,肉欲→n.腐肉

    • v.

      reincarnate 再具肉体,转生

      re再+incarnate[v.体现,化身]→v.再具肉体,转生

    同义词

    n.嘉年华会;宴饮狂欢

    fair  /  festival  /  jamboree  /  fete

    其他释义

    circus  /  fair  /  entertainment  /  jamboree  /  festival  /  fete