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Picture people deciding that something good must not just pass quietly — so they do something visible about it: they cook, they gather, they raise a glass, they make noise. The word covers both that act of marking the moment and the gathering it turns into.
可以想成：有件好事發生了，而人們決定不能讓它就這樣安靜過去——所以他們做點看得見的事：煮一桌菜、把人找來、舉杯、弄出…更多收起
可以想成：有件好事發生了，而人們決定不能讓它就這樣安靜過去——所以他們做點看得見的事：煮一桌菜、把人找來、舉杯、弄出點聲響。celebration 一邊指「把這件事鄭重標出來」這個動作，一邊指這個動作辦成的那場活動。中文一個講「慶祝」，一個講「慶祝活動」，英文是同一個字。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
celebrationnoun/ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/
- 1
The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
- We will attend the Christmas celebration in church.
- 2
The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
- The celebrations around here for Easter are enjoyable.
- In a Chinese New Year video message posted on her Facebook page yesterday, President Halimah Yacob said the fact that the celebrations here also commonly embrace those of other races is "true to the Singapore spirit".
- 3
The act or process of showing appreciation, joy, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
- She jumped in the air in celebration of her success.
- Waltz into a grand Austrian celebration this fall on the Danube River on an eight-day cruise marking the 300th birthday of Maria Theresa of Austria, whose one-time titles included Holy Roman Empress; Queen of Hungary, Bohemia, Croatia and Slavonia; Archduchess of Austria; and Duchess of Parma.
- 4
A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.
- We are having a celebration at McDonald's for my dad's new job.
- Next week includes celebrations for both Martin's birthday and for his new job.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。