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)
[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
late 15th cent.: from French, diminutive of banc 'bench' (see bank)