单词 | festival-giver |
释义 | > as lemmasfestival-giver b. With agent nouns and participles, forming compounds in which festival expresses the object of the underlying verb, as in festival-giver, festival-going, festival organizer, etc. ΚΠ 1863 Liverpool Mercury 15 Aug. 7/3 By Friday the wreaths had disappeared, as had also most of the Turner uniforms, from the streets; and already Leipzig—the great festival giver, the queen of liberal, tasteful hospitality—has become once more Leipsig [sic] the quiet, earnest, commercial city. 1888 Evening Tel. & Star & Sheffield Daily Times 29 Aug. As the sole owner of the music out of which the Festival organisers hope to make profit, he has naturally imagined he was at least entitled to be contacted in connection with it. 1993 Economist 7 Aug. 84/3 The wealthy may not regain the festival-going habit. 2014 Design Week (Online ed.) 28 Apr. Cultural enthusiasts, festival lovers and music aficionados will be wooed by over 50 world-acclaimed entertainers and artisans. < as lemmas |
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