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festivity 常用复数形式 festivities 表示庆祝活动。
The festivities lasted all night.
庆祝活动持续了整夜。
庆祝活动；节日庆典
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庆祝活动；节日庆典
a festival or similar celebration
The festivities lasted all night.
庆祝活动持续了整夜。
节日或类似的庆祝活动。
A festival or similar celebration.
欢庆、欢乐、愉快的体验或表达。
An experience or expression of celebratory feeling, merriment, gaiety.
The streets were decorated with lights and banners for the festivity.
街道上装饰着彩灯和旗帜，为节日增添喜庆。
Everyone joined in the festivity, dancing and singing until late at night.
每个人都加入了欢庆活动，跳舞唱歌直到深夜。
The town's annual festivity attracts visitors from neighboring regions.
该镇一年一度的欢庆活动吸引了邻近地区的游客。
festivity 常用复数形式 festivities 表示庆祝活动。
The festivities lasted all night.
庆祝活动持续了整夜。
The city was filled with a spirit of festivity.
这座城市洋溢着喜庆的气氛。
We enjoyed the festivity of the carnival.
我们享受了狂欢节的欢乐气氛。
Not this
We had a festivity party.
Use this
We had a festive party.
festivity是名词，表示'庆祝活动'，而festive是形容词，表示'欢乐的、节日的'。此处应使用形容词修饰party。
Not this
We attended the Spring Festivity.
Use this
We attended the Spring Festival.
festivity常指庆祝活动或喜庆气氛，而festival特指节日或节庆活动，像'春节'固定用festival。
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喜庆的气氛；欢乐的气氛
There was an air of festivity throughout the town.
整个小镇洋溢着喜庆的气氛。
圣诞庆祝活动
We stayed in town for the Christmas festivities.
我们留在城里参加圣诞庆祝活动。
参加庆祝活动
Everyone is welcome to join in the festivities.
欢迎大家参加庆祝活动。
婚礼庆祝活动
The wedding festivities continued late into the night.
婚礼庆祝活动持续到深夜。
庆祝活动开始
The festivities begin with a fireworks display.
庆祝活动以烟花表演开始。
庆祝活动的一部分
The parade was part of the festivities.
游行是庆祝活动的一部分。
Use festivity naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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festivity像festival，想到节日里张灯结彩的热闹场面；-ity结尾把它变成“欢庆活动、喜庆气氛”的名词。
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道或正式活动介绍、书面或文学性描述 festivity 整体偏正式；单数形式多用于书面或文学性语境，表示欢庆、欢乐的情感；复数形式 festivities 在活动报道和正式场合中比较常见，多指具体的庆祝活动。
常以复数形式 festivities 表示庆祝活动
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