banquet

banquet
[ˈbaŋkwɪt]
noun
  1. an elaborate and formal evening meal for many people, typically followed by speeches
    宴会
    a state banquet at Buckingham Palace.
    白金汉宫的国宴。
    ■an elaborate, extensive, and delicious meal; a feast
    筵席
    a four-course Asian banquet.
    有四道菜的亚洲筵席。
(banqueted, banqueting)
  1. [with obj.]entertain with a banquet
    宴请
    there are halls for banqueting up to 3,000 people.
    有可以宴请三千人的大厅。
    [as noun modifier banqueting]a banqueting hall.
    宴会厅。
派生
banqueter
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent.: from French, diminutive of banc 'bench' (see bank)
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