junket

junket
[ˈdʒʌŋkɪt]
noun
  1. [mass noun]a dish of sweetened and flavoured curds of milk, often served with fruit
    凝乳食品，乳冻甜食（一种加了糖和调料的凝乳块，常和水果一起食用）
  2. (informal)an extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one enjoyed by a government official at public expense
    (非正式)（尤指政府官员用公费享受的）奢侈旅行或庆典
(junketed, junketing)
  1. [no obj.][often as noun junketing](informal)attend or go on such a trip or celebration
    (非正式)参加公费旅游；参加公费庆典
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Old French jonquette 'rush basket', from jonc 'rush', from Latin juncus. Originally denoting a rush basket, especially one for fish (remaining in dialect use), the term also denoted a cream cheese, formerly made in a rush basket or served on a rush mat. A later extended sense, 'feast, merrymaking', gave rise to sense 2
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