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单词 state occasion
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state occasion
state occasion n. a formal occasion of national importance, typically involving grand or splendid ceremonies attended by the head of state, leading members of the government, etc.; (also in extended use) an important or ceremonial occasion.
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1691 ‘Gen. Ludlow’ Let. to Sir E. S. 12 The Deputy Lieutenants and Justices of Dorsetshire..were severely checked, for that instead of Conformity they disputed, and were told, That State Occasions were not to be guided by ordinary Precedents.
1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. IV. ii. iv. 300 They never fail to have a scarlet robe for state occasions.
1803 Times 17 Jan. Hammer-cloths, except on state occasions, are quite out of date, and the dickey-box is following their example.
1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. II. 53 Referring to the gold watch, which was wound up on state occasions, whether it required it or not.
1900 Harper's Mag. Jan. 254 The stambouline..is a queer single-breasted frock-coat, designed for all state occasions.
1967 Life 5 May 36 (caption) This was postwar Germany's first full-dress state occasion.
2003 Times 11 Dec. (Sport section) 54 The victory parade was live simultaneously on BBC and ITV, as State occasions tend to be.
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