| 单词 | ceremonial |
| 释义 | cer·e·mo·nial I. 1. < grave ceremonial occasions, like birth and death and the assumption of manhood — John Buchan > < the highly colored ceremonial life of the Greek court — H.O.Taylor > < ceremonial paraphernalia > 2. obsolete Synonyms: < he had been among the Indians so much that he had acquired some notion of their ceremonial ideas of politeness, which demand a decent interval of light conversation before any important announcement is made — C.B.Nordhoff & J.N.Hall > ceremonious also suggests elaborate procedures, perhaps punctilious and dignified < the gay throngs of the people moved … outside the huge many-moated castle of the Shogun … but had no lot in the ceremonious existence within them — Laurence Binyon > ceremonious is more likely than ceremonial to refer to people < the Zuñi are a ceremonious people … their interest is centered upon their rich and complex ceremonial life — Ruth Benedict > formal indicates accordance with a set procedure and may suggest stiffness, restraint, or old-fashioned custom < his air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal — Jane Austen > < “I kiss your hand, Miss”, said Mr. Lorry, with the manners of an earlier date, as he made his formal bow again — Charles Dickens > conventional indicates accord with general custom or usage < when she herself had been seriously sick or in danger they uttered a conventional word of sympathy at the news, and forgot all about it immediately — Thomas Hardy > < your conventional morality is stronger than you. You are the slave to the opinions which have credence among the people you have known and have read about — Jack London > conventional may suggest stodgy lack of originality < I discovered … that the right people were often the most tiresome and the most conventional — A.C.Benson > solemn, in this sense now applicable mostly to religious, legalistic, or state procedures, stresses attention to all forms and details < a solemn rite > II. 1. 2. < the magic and religious ceremonials of primitive cultures > Synonyms: see form |
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