A shindig is a noisy party — a lively gathering with a lot of sound and fuss. News writers are especially fond of it: they will call a political celebration, a wedding blow-out, or a celebrity party a shindig, a little jokey, a little colourful.

A shindig Shindig（熱鬧派對） is是 a noisy party一種吵鬧的派對 — a lively gathering with a lot of sound and fuss一個有很多聲音、很多喧鬧的熱絡聚會。News writers新聞寫作者 are especially fond of it特別愛用這個詞: they will call把 a political celebration, a wedding blow-out, or a celebrity party政治慶祝活動、盛大婚禮、或名人派對 a shindig稱作 shindig, a little jokey帶點玩笑, a little colourful也帶點鮮活的色彩。

It is informal. You would not put it in a serious letter or a school essay unless you wanted that playful tone. It suggests noise and a crowd more than a quiet dinner for four.

It is這是 informal非正式的用詞。You would not put it你不會把它放進 in a serious letter or a school essay正式信件或學校作文裡 unless you wanted that playful tone除非你就是想要那種俏皮的語氣。It suggests它給人的感覺是 noise and a crowd喧鬧和人群 more than而不是 a quiet dinner for four四個人安安靜靜吃晚餐。

Nobody is quite sure where the word came from; it may be an altered form of shindy, or it may come from a Scottish Gaelic word for a jump or leap. Either way, in English now it is a party word, not a word for a fight, even though older shindy could wander that way.

Nobody is quite sure沒有人完全確定 where the word came from這個詞是打哪來的; it may be an altered form of shindy可能是 shindy 這個字變來的, or it may come from a Scottish Gaelic word for a jump or leap或者是來自蘇格蘭蓋爾語裡表示「跳躍」的字。Either way不管怎樣, in English now在現在的英文裡 it is a party word它是個派對用詞, not a word for a fight不是用來講打架的詞, even though older shindy could wander that way雖然較舊的 shindy 有時候會用到打架的意思。