A hui may be a wedding, burial or conference. The happier events are marked with speeches, singing and dancing.
一个"会"可能是一次婚礼、葬礼或者会议。而较为喜庆的活动,人们要发表演说,唱歌跳舞以示庆贺。
高三英语课文
Unit 19 New Zealand
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 婚礼;婚宴;结婚纪念日;结合;
vt. 与…结婚;使完婚;使紧密结合;把形式与作用紧密结合的风格;
vi. 婚礼;结婚;
💡 wed嫁,娶+ding名词后缀 → 婚礼, 婚宴, 结合, 结婚典礼
"It was bedlam at our house on the morning of the wedding."
婚礼的那天早上,我们家闹哄哄的。
近义:matrimony, nuptial, nuptials, wedlock, betrothal, bridal
反义:separation
n. 葬,掩埋;葬礼;
💡 buri=bury埋葬 + al 名词后缀, 行为、事情 → n. 葬礼,葬,掩埋
"Cremation is more common than burial in some countries."
在一些国家,火葬比土葬普遍.
近义:inhumation, interment, sepulture, burying, entombment, funeral
反义:disinterment
n. 会议;讨论;(正式)讨论会;[工会、工党用语](每年的)大会;
vi. 举行或参加(系列)会议;
💡 con共同+fer带来,拿来+ence名词后缀 →共同带来观点的行为 → 商量;会议
"The conference was attended by delegates from 56 countries."
此次会议有来自56个国家的代表出席。
近义:assembly, association, reunion, seminar, session, sitting
adj. 显著的,著名的;有记号的;加印记的;受监视的;
v. 表示(mark的过去分词);作记号;给…打分;在…留下痕迹;
"The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign."
这些改革标志着一场长期运动的胜利结束。
近义:appointed, memorable, outstanding, pronounced, remarkable, bold
反义:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 舞蹈\\n[建] 跳动的
近义:ballet