Dreye權威釋義

n.

【宗】狂歡節，嘉年華會（在四旬齋前舉行）[U]
carnival time in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
巴西里約熱內盧的狂歡節
狂歡，歡宴，慶祝[C]
（馬戲團等的）巡迴演出；流動遊藝團[C]
（有組織的）文藝表演，體育比賽；博覽會[C]
a winter sports carnival
冬季體育運動會

辨析

同義:

n.嘉年華會；宴飲狂歡

fair fete jamboree festival

同義參見:

circus ball²

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

an annual period of public revelry involving processions, music, dancing, etc.
N. Amer. a travelling funfair or circus.

Derivative

carnivalesque adj.

Etymology

C16: from Ital. carnevale, carnovale, from med. L. carnelevamen, carnelevarium ‘Shrovetide’, from L. caro, carn- ‘flesh’ + levare ‘put away’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》