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hold/have a christening
hold 和 have 都常用，表示举办洗礼仪式。
They held a small christening for their daughter at the local church.
他们在当地教堂为女儿举行了小型洗礼仪式。
洗礼仪式；命名仪式
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洗礼仪式；命名仪式
a Christian ceremony in which a person is baptized and given a name
They held a small christening for their daughter at the local church.
他们在当地教堂为女儿举行了小型洗礼仪式。
尤指为婴儿施洗并取名的基督教仪式。
基督教圣礼,通常为某人(通常是儿童)施洗并赐予教名
The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
某人或某物被施洗命名的任何实例
Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
We attended my cousin's christening last Sunday.
我们上周日参加了我表弟的洗礼仪式。
The christening was held at the local church, and the baby wore a long white gown.
洗礼仪式在当地教堂举行，婴儿穿着一件长长的白色礼服。
They are planning a small christening for their daughter next month.
他们正在计划下个月为女儿举行一个小型的洗礼仪式。
hold 和 have 都常用，表示举办洗礼仪式。
They held a small christening for their daughter at the local church.
他们在当地教堂为女儿举行了小型洗礼仪式。
attend 后直接接活动名词，表示出席。
We attended the christening of our friend's baby.
我们参加了朋友宝宝的洗礼仪式。
at 表示在仪式进行期间或地点。
Many relatives gathered at the christening.
许多亲戚聚集在洗礼仪式上。
Not this
We went to christening last Sunday.
Use this
We went to a christening last Sunday.
“christening”是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词“a”；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。加上“a”后指一场洗礼仪式，句意完整。
Not this
They met on the christening.
Use this
They met at the christening.
表示“在仪式/活动上”英语用介词“at”，不用“on”；汉语的“在……上”不能逐字对译成“on”。
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洗礼仪式
The christening ceremony was held at the local church.
洗礼仪式在当地教堂举行。
洗礼长袍
She wore her grandmother's christening gown.
她穿着祖母的洗礼长袍。
洗礼礼物
They gave the baby a silver christening present.
他们送给婴儿一件银质洗礼礼物。
参加洗礼仪式
All the relatives came to attend the christening.
所有亲戚都来参加洗礼仪式。
洗礼蛋糕
The christening cake was decorated with blue icing.
洗礼蛋糕上装饰着蓝色糖霜。
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开头是 Christ（基督），在教堂给婴儿洒水并赐予教名，记住基督开头就是 christening 洗礼命名仪式。
语域：neutral 常见场景：church ceremony、family celebration、official records 该词通常指基督教的洗礼仪式，属于比较中性的常用名词，在正式文件与日常交谈中都可能出现。
与 christening 押韵的词有 glistening /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/ 和 listening /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/。注意 fastening /ˈfæsənɪŋ/、threatening /ˈθretənɪŋ/、happening /ˈhæpənɪŋ/、frightening /ˈfraɪtənɪŋ/ 虽然也以 -ening 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。
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