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A procession is a group of people (or vehicles) moving forward together in an line, usually for a formal, ceremonial, or religious occasion — a wedding procession, a funeral procession, a religious procession carrying a statue through town. It suggests order and often solemnity or celebration, not a random crowd.
遊行、隊伍(儀式性的)
組成from 'proceed' + -ion (proceed means to move forward, especially in a formal way)
同家族的字
- proceedthe root word — a procession is a group that proceeds, or moves forward, together
原始詞典資料8 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。
processionnoun/pɹəˈsɛʃən/
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The act of progressing or proceeding.
- From whence it came to pass in the primitive times , that the Latin fathers taught expressly the procession of the Spirit from the Father and the Son
- Yet proof is here of men's unquenched desire / That the procession of their life might be / More equable majestic pure and free; […]
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A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
- a procession of mourners
- the Lord Mayor's procession
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A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
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obsoleteecclesiasticallifestylereligionLitanies said in procession and not kneeling.
- In many a form I see thee oft In myriad manners are thy praises told In old processions carved on Grecian urns
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ball-gamescricketgamesThe rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
- Before he closed and opened his eyes, the bails on the wicket behind Johnny Masih were shattered. That was the beginning of a procession. The second ball clean bowled the batsman. The third ball was a catch for the wicketkeeper.
- Scotland moved nicely to 45 without loss before I took the first wicket and then it became a procession.
processionverb/pɹəˈsɛʃən/
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To take part in a procession.
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datedTo honour with a procession.
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lawTo ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
- To procession the lands of such persons as desire it.
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。