Dictionary entry
social occasion
noun
社交场合
a vaguely specified social event
- 1.
a vaguely specified social event
In use
I need to buy a new dress for the social occasion next Saturday.
A wedding is always a formal social occasion, so please dress appropriately.
He feels nervous at any social occasion where he has to make small talk.
a social occasion
使用不定冠词a表示泛指。
This is a formal social occasion.
这是一个正式的社交场合。
at a social occasion
介词at用于表示在某个场合中。
They met at a social occasion last year.
他们去年在一次社交场合相遇。
social occasion + verb
social occasion作为主语，后接动词。
The social occasion started at eight.
社交活动在八点开始。
Common mistakes
She attended social occasion yesterday.She attended a social occasion yesterday.
中文没有冠词，因此学习者常遗漏。英语中“social occasion”是可数名词，需要不定冠词“a”或“an”。
We met in a social occasion.We met at a social occasion.
介词“in”用于较大范围或抽象场合，而“social occasion”是具体事件，应用介词“at”表示在某个场合。
Connections
Confusing words
- social event
- 社交活动 · social occasion 泛指社交场合，强调场合的性质；social event 则更侧重于具体的事件或活动。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词短语
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.