spec. A social gathering; a group of people attending a party, dinner, entertainment, etc. In early use also: †an assembly of people at a public…
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| 释义 | society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] (113) companyc1300 spec. A social gathering; a group of people attending a party, dinner, entertainment, etc. In early use also: †an assembly of people at a public… assemblya1616 A gathering of persons for purposes of social entertainment. (The public assembly, which formed a regular feature of fashionable life in the 18th… redoubt1698 An entertainment consisting of music and dancing, esp. a masked ball. Now historical. assemblée1712 = assembly, n. (esp. sense 7). powwow1812 colloquial (originally U.S.). More generally: a meeting, a conference, esp. of powerful people; (also) bustle, activity. social1857 Originally North American. An informal social gathering or party, esp. one organized by the members of a particular club or group. bear fight1861 figurative. A fight, a scuffle; a dispute, a disagreement (now rare). †Also: a social gathering (humorous obsolete). corroboree1885 A social gathering; a noisy party; a disturbance. squash1904 A social gathering; an informal religious or literary meeting. Subcategories:— informal (5) — intimate (2) — lively or rowdy (12) — crowded or fashionable (9) — in salon (2) — held by sovereign or mayor (1) — ceremonious (1) — evening gathering (10) — intellectual (4) — gathering at a tavern, etc. (5) — gathering accompanied by smoking (4) — military (2) — of whalers at sea (1) — of North American Indians (4) — reunion (3) — gathering at birth of child (1) — gatherings for specific activity (22) — others (16) |
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