Word · Frequency #2395
festival
节日；节庆
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
- 1.
A feast or feast day.
盛宴或节日。
- 2.
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
用于盛宴和庆祝的日子或时期
- 3.
An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
围绕庆祝或推广社区某一主题或方面的活动或系列活动,通常定期举行。
- 4.
an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
有组织的一系列活动和表演(通常在同一地点)
- 5.
In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
在神话中,为纪念神而举行的一系列庆祝活动。
盛宴或节日。；用于盛宴和庆祝的日子或时期；围绕庆祝或推广社区某一主题或方面的活动或系列活动,通常定期举行。；有组织的一系列活动和表演(通常在同一地点)；在神话中,为纪念神而举行的一系列庆祝活动。
In use
The whole town looks forward to the summer festival every year.
We went to a music festival last weekend and saw many great bands.
Many cities hold food festivals in the autumn.
a drama festival
festival of [something]
Diwali is known as the festival of lights.
排灯节被称为灯节。
attend/go to a festival
They went to a music festival last weekend.
他们上周末去参加了一个音乐节。
during the [adj] festival
常用搭配：Spring Festival（春节）、Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）等。
Connections
Collocations
- music festival
- 音乐节
- We are going to a music festival this weekend.这个周末我们要去一个音乐节。
- film festival
- 电影节
- The film festival attracts many international directors.这个电影节吸引了许多国际导演。
- festival goer
- 参加节日的人
- Festival goers enjoyed the live performances.参加节日的人们享受了现场表演。
- festival atmosphere
- 节日气氛
- The festival atmosphere was lively and joyful.节日气氛热烈而欢乐。
- hold a festival
- 举办节日
- The town holds a harvest festival every autumn.这个小镇每年秋天举办一个丰收节。
- celebrate a festival
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Festival = feast (盛宴) + ival (谐音 '爱玩'), 节日就是大吃大喝爱玩的日子。
Context & Register
通常用于指代各种庆祝活动或节日，文化、宗教、音乐等场合皆可使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Only carnival and interval share a similar final vowel sound (/ə/ or /ɪ/) and ending; arrival, survival, and rival have a different vowel (/aɪ/) and are spelling lookalikes.
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 4，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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