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a public or religious occasion that includes a series of formal or traditional actions 典禮；儀式 More than 1 000 people attended the ceremony. 1 000多人參加了儀式。 an awards/opening ceremony 頒獎／開幕儀式 a wedding/marriage/graduation ceremony 婚禮/結婚/畢業典禮 a religious/civil ceremony 宗教/民間儀式 The priest had travelled from Australia to perform the ceremony. 牧師從澳大利亞趕來參加儀式。 - at a ceremony
She was last seen in public at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 她最後一次公開露面是在英聯邦運動會的閉幕式上 Who officiated at the ceremony? 誰主持了儀式？ - in a ceremony
They were married in a simple ceremony. 他們結婚了，婚禮很簡單。 - ceremony for somebody/something
The villagers held a memorial ceremony for those who lost their lives in the war. 村民們爲那些在戰爭中喪生的人舉行了紀念儀式。 - ceremony to do something
There will be a special ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the battle. 將有一個特殊的儀式來紀念這場戰鬥60周年。
Collocations Marriage and divorceMarriage and divorce 結婚和離婚 Romance 戀愛 - fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)
（瘋狂地／深深地／無可救藥地）愛上／愛着（某人） - be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
是／相信一見鐘情；一見鐘情 - be/find true love/the love of your life
是／找到真愛／一生的愛 - suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
受單相思之苦 - have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something
對某人／某事有着／表示出強烈的／深深的／真摯的愛慕之情 - meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
與丈夫／妻子／伴侶／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友結識／結婚 - have/go on a (blind) date
有個／去約會／相親 - be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
與一個小夥子／女生／男生／男人／女人在談戀愛 - move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
與男朋友／女朋友／伴侶同居
Weddings 婚禮 - get/be engaged/married/divorced
訂婚；結婚；離婚 - arrange/plan a wedding
安排婚禮 - have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
舉行隆重的婚禮；度蜜月；婚姻幸福 - have/enter into an arranged marriage
有一個／走入包辦婚姻 - call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
取消／推遲婚禮 - invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
邀請某人出席／參加婚禮／結婚典禮／結婚喜宴 - conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
舉行結婚典禮 - exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
交換戒指；互致結婚誓言 - congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
祝賀這對幸福的新人；爲這對幸福的伉俪幹杯 - be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
（與妻子／丈夫）在／去度蜜月 - celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
慶祝第一個（結婚）紀念日
Separation and divorce 分居和離婚 - be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
對丈夫／妻子／伴侶／未婚夫／未婚妻／男朋友／女朋友不忠 - have an affair (with somebody)
（和某人）有暧昧關系 - break off/end an engagement/a relationship
解除／終止婚約／戀愛關系 - break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend
與男友／女友分手；甩掉男友／女友 - separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife
和丈夫／妻子分居；離棄丈夫／妻子；與丈夫／妻子離婚 - annul/dissolve a marriage
宣布婚姻無效；解除婚姻關系 - apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
申請／要求／辦理離婚；離婚 - get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
獲得／被判予／擁有／失去對孩子的監護權 - pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband)
（向前妻／前夫）支付生活費／子女撫養費
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsb1, Life stagesb1Many dignitaries were present at the ceremony. 許多顯要人物出席了典禮。 The marriage ceremony was performed by the bishop. 結婚儀式由主教主持。 a same-sex commitment ceremony 同性婚姻承諾儀式 a special ceremony to mark the end of the war 標志戰爭結束的特别儀式 an official ceremony to welcome the new director 歡迎新主管的正式儀式 the Japanese tea ceremony 日本茶道 the guest of honour at the ceremony 出席儀式的貴賓 the opening ceremony of the Olympic games 奧運會開幕式
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- brief
- short
- quiet
- …
- conduct
- officiate
- officiate at
- …
- take place
- commemorate something
- honour/honor somebody/something
- …
- at a/the ceremony
- during a/the ceremony
- in a/the ceremony
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formal behaviour; traditional actions and words used on particular formal occasions 禮節；禮儀；禮貌 The royal guests were welcomed with pomp and ceremony. 皇家客人受到了隆重的歡迎。
Extra ExamplesShe was buried with great ceremony in the Abbey. 她被隆重地安葬在威斯敏斯特大教堂。 With due ceremony, he took the oath to become president. 他按照正式禮節，宣誓成爲總統。 the pomp and ceremony of a royal wedding 王室婚禮的盛大場面與儀式
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + ceremony- stand on
- without ceremony
- pomp and ceremony
- with great ceremony
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ceremonie or Latin caerimonia ‘religious worship’, (plural) ‘ritual observances’.
Idioms
stand on ceremony
without ceremony
in a very rough or informal way 粗魯無禮；不拘禮節；随便 He found himself pushed without ceremony out of the house and the door slammed in his face. 他被毫不客氣地推出屋子，門砰的一聲當着他的面關上了。
Extra ExamplesIt was done quickly and without ceremony. 這件事很快草草了結了。 Without ceremony, the woman slammed the door shut in my face. 這個女人不懂禮貌，當我的面砰地關上了門。