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单词 orgy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•gy /ˈɔrdʒi/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -gies. 
  1. a drunken party, esp. a party with wild sexual activity.
  2. any actions or proceedings that are uncontrolled or wild:an orgy of killing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
or•gy  (ôr′jē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -gies. 
  1. wild, drunken or licentious festivity or revelry.
  2. any actions or proceedings marked by unbridled indulgence of passions:an orgy of killing.
  3. Antiquity orgies, (in ancient Greece) esoteric religious rituals, esp. in the worship of Demeter or Dionysus, characterized in later times by wild dancing, singing, and drinking.
  4. Informal Termsa boisterous, rowdy party.
  • Greek órgia, akin to érgon work
  • Latin orgia (neuter plural) secret rites
  • Middle French orgie
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
orgy /ˈɔːdʒɪ/ n ( pl -gies)
  1. a wild gathering marked by promiscuous sexual activity, excessive drinking, etc
  2. an act of immoderate or frenzied indulgence
  3. (often plural) secret religious rites of Dionysus, Bacchus, etc, marked by drinking, dancing, and songs
Etymology: 16th Century: from French orgies, from Latin orgia, from Greek: nocturnal festival

ˌorgiˈastic adj
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