Halloween
英 [?h?l??'i?n]
美[?h?lo?in]
- n. 萬圣節前夕（指十月三十一日夜晚）
TEM8低頻詞擴展詞匯
中文詞源
Halloween 萬圣節前夕
來自蘇格蘭語Allhallow-even,全部圣人之夜，萬圣節，all,全部的，hallow,神圣的，even,黃昏，晚上，前夕。
英文詞源
- Halloween (n.)
- also Hallow-e'en, c. 1745, Scottish shortening of Allhallow-even "Eve of All Saints, last night of October" (1550s), the last night of the year in the old Celtic calendar, where it was Old Year's Night, a night for witches. A pagan holiday given a cursory baptism. See hallow (n.) + even (n.); also see hallows. Hallow-day for "All-Saints'" is from 1590s.
雙語例句
- 1. He had insisted that she come up to Lawford for the Halloween party.
- 他執意要她來勞福德參加萬圣節聚會。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. To make a Halloween lantern, you first have to gouge out the inside of the pumpkin.
- 要做一個萬圣節燈籠, 你先得挖空這個南瓜.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Do you want to come to a Halloween party?
- 你想參加萬圣節聚會 嗎 ?
來自超越目標英語 第1冊
- 4. Do you want to invite Bill to our Halloween party?
- 你想邀請比爾參加我們的萬圣節聚會 嗎 ?
來自超越目標英語 第1冊
- 5. Halloween is an autumn holiday that Americans celebrate every year.
- 萬圣節前夕是美國人每年秋天慶祝的一個節日.
來自英語晨讀30分（高三）