Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3313
ceremony
典礼；仪式
a formal event performed on a special occasion
- 1.
A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
具有宗教或文化意义的仪式。
- 2.
a formal event performed on a special occasion
在特殊场合举行的正式活动
- 3.
An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
庆祝、纪念或标记某事件的官方集会。
- 4.
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
以特别庄重、复杂或正式的方式进行的任何活动
- 5.
A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality.
正式的社会行为规范,常涉及不同等级的人；礼节。
- 6.
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
在某些庄重场合上的适当或传统行为
- 7.
Show of magnificence, display, ostentation.
华丽场面、展示、炫耀。
具有宗教或文化意义的仪式。；在特殊场合举行的正式活动；庆祝、纪念或标记某事件的官方集会。；以特别庄重、复杂或正式的方式进行的任何活动；正式的社会行为规范,常涉及不同等级的人；礼节。
In use
The wedding ceremony will start at three in the afternoon.
Thousands of people attended the opening ceremony of the sports festival.
They held a small ceremony to honor the retiring teacher.
a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
he disposed of it without ceremony
an inaugural ceremony
hold a ceremony
Connections
Collocations
- wedding ceremony
- 婚礼仪式
- They had a beautiful wedding ceremony in the garden.他们在花园里举行了一场美丽的婚礼仪式。
- graduation ceremony
- 毕业典礼
- The graduation ceremony will take place next week.毕业典礼将在下周举行。
- opening ceremony
- 开幕式
- The opening ceremony of the Olympics was spectacular.奥运会的开幕式非常壮观。
- award ceremony
- 颁奖典礼
- She received an award at the annual award ceremony.她在年度颁奖典礼上获得了一个奖项。
- ceremony of remembrance
- 纪念仪式
- A ceremony of remembrance was held for the victims.为遇难者举行了纪念仪式。
- traditional ceremony
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 ceremony 中有 'mony' (many 的变体), 仪式总有许多人参加。
Context & Register
多用于正式场合，如婚礼、毕业典礼等。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling '-mony' but differ in stressed vowel and following consonants. None rhyme with 'ceremony' because its stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following /ɹ/ differ from the others.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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。
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