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saturnalia

/sat-er-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh/US // ˌsæt ərˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə //UK // (ˌsætəˈneɪlɪə) //

卫星城,讽刺,撒哈拉沙漠,讽刺的是

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural Sat·ur·na·li·a, Sat·ur·na·li·as.

    • : the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
    • : unrestrained revelry; orgy.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • That is the sense of the Saturnalia, of Mardi Gras and of these moments of entertainment.

  • It was not worn out of the house except on the Saturnalia, and was usually of some bright color.

  • One cannot help wondering who first conceived the idea of these horrid saturnalia.

  • By the light of Wycherley's comedies one may imagine the Restoration saturnalia of this wedding feast!

  • It was a sort of convulsion of nature and the fish seemed to look upon it as an opportunity for a Saturnalia.

  • Each village, in the absence of the baron at the assembly of the nations, enjoyed a kind of saturnalia.