• n. 典禮，儀式；禮節(jié)，禮儀；客套，虛禮

來自PIE*kwer, 做，履行，詞源同Sanskrit(梵語), karma(業(yè)，因果報應(yīng)). 俗詞源認(rèn)為來自地名Caere，羅馬地名，因最早進(jìn)行相關(guān)的宗教儀式而得名。

ceremony

ceremony: [14] The antecedents of ceremony are obscure. We can trace it back to Latin caerimōnia ‘religious rites’, but there the trail stops. It probably arrived in English via Old French ceremonie.

ceremony (n.)

late 14c., cerymonye, from Old French ceremonie and directly from Medieval Latin ceremonia, from Latin caerimonia "holiness, sacredness; awe; reverent rite, sacred ceremony," an obscure word, possibly of Etruscan origin, or a reference to the ancient rites performed by the Etruscan pontiffs at Caere, near Rome. Introduced in English by Wyclif.

1. At Miss Garbo's request there was a crema-tion after a private ceremony.

應(yīng)嘉寶小姐的要求，在私人悼念儀式結(jié)束后將進(jìn)行火葬。

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2. The appointed hour of the ceremony was drawing nearer.

既定的典禮時間就快到了。

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3. There is a ceremony of prayer and flagellation before the dancing begins.

舞蹈開始前會舉行祈禱和鞭笞的儀式。

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4. The dead included six people attending a religious ceremony.

死者包括6位參加宗教儀式的人。

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5. They will receive their awards at a ceremony in Stockholm.

他們會在斯德哥爾摩舉行的儀式上接受頒獎。

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