ceremony
noun/ˈserəməʊni/
(plural ceremonies)
Слово англійською: ceremony
Переклад ceremony українською: церемонія; урочистість, формальності; етикет; церемоніал, to stand upon ~ — а) церемонитися, триматися манірно; б) суворо дотримуватися етикету, without ~ — без церемоній, запросто, обряд, ритуал
Детальний опис
- [countable] a public or religious occasion that includes a series of formal or traditional actions
- More than 1 000 people attended the ceremony.
- an awards/opening ceremony
- a wedding/marriage/graduation ceremony
- a religious/civil ceremony
- The priest had travelled from Australia to perform the ceremony.
- at a ceremony She was last seen in public at the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games
- Who officiated at the ceremony?
- in a ceremony They were married in a simple ceremony.
- ceremony for somebody/something The villagers held a memorial ceremony for those who lost their lives in the war.
- ceremony to do something There will be a special ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of the battle.
Wordfinder- best man
- bride
- ceremony
- engaged
- honeymoon
- marriage
- propose
- reception
- stag night
- wedding
Collocations Marriage and divorceMarriage and divorceRomance- fall/be (madly/deeply/hopelessly) in love (with somebody)
- be/believe in/fall in love at first sight
- be/find true love/the love of your life
- suffer (from) (the pains/pangs of) unrequited love
- have/feel/show/express great/deep/genuine affection for somebody/something
- meet/marry your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
- have/go on a (blind) date
- be going out with/(especially North American English) dating a guy/girl/boy/man/woman
- move in with/live with your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
- get/be engaged/married/divorced
- arrange/plan a wedding
- have a big wedding/a honeymoon/a happy marriage
- have/enter into an arranged marriage
- call off/cancel/postpone your wedding
- invite somebody to/go to/attend a wedding/a wedding ceremony/a wedding reception
- conduct/perform a wedding ceremony
- exchange rings/wedding vows/marriage vows
- congratulate/toast/raise a glass to the happy couple
- be/go on honeymoon (with your wife/husband)
- celebrate your first (wedding) anniversary
- be unfaithful to/(informal) cheat on your husband/wife/partner/fiancé/fiancée/boyfriend/girlfriend
- have an affair (with somebody)
- break off/end an engagement/a relationship
- break up with/split up with/ (informal) dump your boyfriend/girlfriend/partner
- separate from/be separated from/leave/divorce your husband/wife/partner
- annul/dissolve a marriage
- apply for/ask for/go through/get a divorce
- get/gain/be awarded/have/lose custody of the children
- pay alimony/child support (to your ex-wife/husband/partner)
- [uncountable] formal behaviour; traditional actions and words used on particular formal occasions
- The royal guests were welcomed with pomp and ceremony.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French ceremonie or Latin caerimonia ‘religious worship’, (plural) ‘ritual observances’.
Idioms
stand on ceremony
- to behave formally
- Please don't stand on ceremony (= Please be natural and relaxed) with me.
- I won't stand on ceremony.
without ceremony
- in a very rough or informal way
- He found himself pushed without ceremony out of the house and the door slammed in his face.
Extra Examples- It was done quickly and without ceremony.
- Without ceremony, the woman slammed the door shut in my face.