Word · Frequency #14397
Thanksgiving
感恩节
the Thanksgiving holiday in the US (fourth Thursday in November) and Canada (second Monday in October), commemorating the 1621 feast shared by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag
指美国/加拿大的感恩节公共假日；不是‘感谢’的意思。
- 1.
The expression of gratitude.
表达感激之情。
- 2.
A short prayer said at meals; grace, a benediction.
餐前简短祷告；谢饭祷告,祝福。
- 3.
A public celebration in acknowledgement of divine favour.
为感谢神恩而举行的公开庆祝活动。
表达感激之情。；餐前简短祷告；谢饭祷告,祝福。；为感谢神恩而举行的公开庆祝活动。；感谢
In use
Thanksgiving falls on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States.
We are planning to visit my aunt for Thanksgiving.
They celebrate Thanksgiving with a large family dinner.
celebrate Thanksgiving
We celebrate Thanksgiving with a big family dinner.
我们通过丰盛的家庭晚餐来庆祝感恩节。
on Thanksgiving
表示在感恩节这一天
Many people travel to see their families on Thanksgiving.
许多人在感恩节出行去看望家人。
Thanksgiving dinner
Connections
Collocations
- Thanksgiving Day
- 感恩节
- We're having a big family reunion on Thanksgiving Day.感恩节那天我们有一个大家庭聚会。
- Thanksgiving dinner
- 感恩节大餐
- She spent all morning preparing the Thanksgiving dinner.她花了一上午准备感恩节大餐。
- Thanksgiving turkey
- 感恩节火鸡
- He carved the Thanksgiving turkey for the guests.他为客人们切开了感恩节火鸡。
- Thanksgiving parade
- 感恩节游行
- The children watched the Thanksgiving parade on TV.孩子们在电视上观看了感恩节游行。
- thanksgiving prayer
- 感恩祷告；谢饭祷告
- They said a thanksgiving prayer before the meal.他们在饭前做了感恩祷告。
- Thanksgiving weekend
Learner notes
Memory Tip
感恩节：餐前全家说 thanks（谢谢），再把食物 giving（给予）分发——感谢+给予，就是 Thanksgiving。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：holiday conversations、school cultural lessons、seasonal greetings 作为节日名称时，该词通常大写为 Thanksgiving，比较常见于日常对话、文化介绍和节日问候中，语气中性自然。
Grammar Note
通常指感恩节，可数
Pronunciation & Spelling
按给定音标 /'θæŋks.giviŋ/，thanksgiving 的重音在第一个音节 thanks- 上，所以没有常用词与它完全押韵。giving、forgiving、misgiving 和它一样以 -giving 结尾，也含 /ɡɪvɪŋ/ 音，但它们重音在 -giv- 上，属于形近/音近词而非严格韵脚。living 与 giving 拼写相近，但首辅音是 /l/，注意区分。thanks、thankful 可用来对比开头的 thank-。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.