| 单词 | saturnalia |
| 释义 | saturnalia (once / 36145 pages) n WORD FAMILY saturnalia: saturnalias USAGE EXAMPLESIn Time magazine, the critic Robert Hughes called the 1993 Biennial “a saturnalia of political correctness.” New York Times(Oct 16, 2016) After two hours of saturnalia, we were shocked to discover that we had completed only Round One of the evening. Washington Post(Aug 09, 2016) How did the nightly saturnalia at Stonewall produce protests that would kick start the modern gay-rights movement? Time(Sep 25, 2015) n a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity Syn|Hyper bacchanal, bacchanalia, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, riot revel, revelry unrestrained merrymaking Saturnalia (once / 42212 pages) n WORD FAMILY Saturnalia USAGE EXAMPLESChristmas was put in December because the Romans were trying to get rid of the holiday of Saturnalia, which was in December. New York Times(Aug 28, 2016) The annual race is part of the Saturnalia Beer Festival. Reuters(Jan 12, 2016) Some evidence suggests that Christmas itself was merely a reappropriation of the pagan festival of Saturnalia. Slate(Dec 22, 2015) n an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn Hyper festival, fete an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) |
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