| 释义 |
‖ réveillon|revɛjɔ̃|
[Fr.]
A night-time feast or celebration, orig. one that took place after midnight on Christmas morning. Also attrib.
1803E. Wynne Diary 25 Dec. (1940) III. iv. 98 Xmas Day. Sunday. We had midnight Prayers and a Reveillon. 1894G. du Maurier Trilby I. iii. 240 The whole Quartier seemed alive with the réveillon. 1932H. Nicolson Diary 1 Jan. (1966) 104 He had spent réveillon at the Fabre–Luces and had been kept up..till 8 am. 1965M. Wallenstein Merlin's Forest xx. 205 A man was hanging out a large decorated menu for the Christmas Eve réveillon. 1967C. Durrell tr. Oliver's French at Table ii. 69 Pope Julius I decreed that Christmas should be celebrated on 25 December, this providing an excuse for what soon became the traditional réveillon—an enormous midnight feast. 1967Guardian 30 Dec. 7/8 French housewives..on Christmas Eve were hosts or guests at the traditional Réveillon supper. On New Year's Eve there is a Réveillon supper all over again. 1971Ibid. 9 Dec. 11/5 A few loose segments [of garlic] to perfume the new year Reveillon soup. 1976Newmarket Jrnl. 16 Dec., Called Reveillon, their elaborate suppers and festivities often continue until the early hours. |