go to a ceilidh
We went to a ceilidh in the village hall.
我们去村里的礼堂参加了一场同乐会。
同乐会;民间音乐舞蹈聚会
ceilidhs — plural of ceilidh
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
同乐会;民间音乐舞蹈聚会
an informal social gathering with Scottish or Irish folk music, singing, folk dancing, and storytelling
We went to a ceilidh in the village hall.
我们去村里的礼堂参加了一场同乐会。
同乐会
n. an informal social gathering at which there is Scottish or Irish folk music and singing and folk dancing and story telling
We went to a ceilidh last night and tried some Scottish country dancing.
我们昨晚去参加了一个同乐会,试着跳了一些苏格兰乡村舞。
They hold ceilidhs at the village hall every month to raise money for the school.
他们每个月在村礼堂举办同乐会,为学校筹款。
The ceilidh included music, singing, dancing, and even a couple of ghost stories.
那场同乐会包括音乐、唱歌、跳舞,甚至还有几个鬼故事。
We went to a ceilidh in the village hall.
我们去村里的礼堂参加了一场同乐会。
hold 在此意为“举办”。
The school held a ceilidh to raise money for charity.
学校举办了一场同乐会为慈善筹款。
Gay Gordons 是一种苏格兰舞蹈。
She learned to dance the Gay Gordons at a ceilidh.
她在一次同乐会上学会了跳“快乐的戈登”舞。
Not this
I went to ceilidh with my friends.
Use this
I went to a ceilidh with my friends.
ceilidh 是可数名词单数,前面需要冠词 a;汉语没有冠词,因此容易漏掉。
Not this
We danced in the ceilidh all evening.
Use this
We danced at the ceilidh all evening.
表示参加某一场活动或聚会时用介词 at,而 in 通常表示在某个空间内部;不能把汉语的“在……里”直接套成 in。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
去参加同乐会
We went to a ceilidh at the village hall.
我们去村礼堂参加了一场同乐会。
举办同乐会
The school held a ceilidh to raise money.
学校举办了一场同乐会来筹款。
同乐会乐队
The ceilidh band played lively Scottish tunes.
同乐会乐队演奏了欢快的苏格兰曲调。
同乐会舞蹈
Ceilidh dancing is lively and great fun.
同乐会舞蹈活泼又好玩。
同乐会之夜
Friday is ceilidh night at the local pub.
星期五是当地酒吧的同乐会之夜。
传统同乐会
They ended the festival with a traditional ceilidh.
他们以一场传统同乐会结束了节日。
Use ceilidhs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一位叫凯丽(Kaylee)的朋友,在苏格兰同乐会上唱歌跳舞讲故事——ceilidh就读作“凯丽”。
语域:informal 常见场景:苏格兰或爱尔兰传统舞会/聚会、民俗音乐舞蹈活动介绍 该词通常用于非正式场合,多指带有苏格兰或爱尔兰民乐、歌舞的社交聚会;在日常交谈和文化活动介绍中比较常见,正式写作中较少使用。
同韵词:daily、gaily、Bailey、Hayley、Kaylee 都与 ceilidh 以相同的 /eɪli/ 结尾;Israeli 的重音虽在 re,但结尾也是 /reɪli/。注意拼写陷阱:ceilidh 中的 cei 不读 /siː/,与 ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ 不同,应按 /ˈkeɪli/ 读。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.