ceremony
ceremony
(pl. -ies)
stand on ceremony
(pl. -ies)
- a formal religious or public occasion, typically one celebrating a particular event, achievement, or anniversary
（尤指为庆祝某事件、成就或周年而举行的）宗教（或公共）庆典
■an act or series of acts performed according to a traditional or prescribed form
典礼，仪式 - [mass noun]the ritual observances and procedures required or performed at grand and formal occasions
（重大场合的）礼仪
the new Queen was proclaimed with due ceremony.
新女王依据相应礼仪宣告登基。
■(formal)polite behaviour
(正式)礼貌
he showed them to their table with great ceremony.
他彬彬有礼地把他们带到餐桌边。
stand on ceremony
- [usu. with negative]insist on the observance of formalities
讲究礼节；拘礼
we don't stand on ceremony in this house.
我们在这房子里不必拘礼。
- without preamble or politeness
径直地，不打招呼地；不礼貌地
he was pushed without ceremony into the bathroom.
他被粗暴无礼地推进了浴室。
- late Middle English: from Old French ceremonie or Latin caerimonia 'religious worship', (plural) 'ritual observances'
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