
parades
词源
源自法语'parade'(展示),来自意大利语'parata'(准备),最终源于拉丁语'parare'(准备)。17世纪进入英语,最初指军事展示,后扩展至各种游行和炫耀行为。
noun
❶ 指一群人列队行进,通常是为了庆祝或展示某种主题,如节日游行或军事检阅。
“The city held a grand parade to celebrate Independence Day.”
(该市举行了盛大的游行来庆祝独立日。)
“Children love watching the colorful floats in the Christmas parade.”
(孩子们喜欢看圣诞游行中五颜六色的花车。)
❶ 指刻意展示或炫耀的行为,常带有贬义,暗示为了吸引注意而过度表现。
“He made a parade of his wealth by driving expensive cars.”
(他通过驾驶豪车来炫耀自己的财富。)
“Her constant parade of achievements annoyed her colleagues.”
(她不断炫耀成就的行为惹恼了同事。)
verb
❶ 指公开列队行进或展示,常用于庆祝活动或军事场合。
“Soldiers paraded through the town square.”
(士兵们列队穿过城镇广场。)
“The team paraded the championship trophy around the stadium.”
(球队在体育场内展示冠军奖杯。)
❶ 指刻意展示某物或某种特质,通常带有炫耀的意味。
“She paraded her new engagement ring at the party.”
(她在派对上炫耀自己的新订婚戒指。)
“He paraded his linguistic skills during the meeting.”
(他在会议期间炫耀自己的语言能力。)
常见短语
hit parade — 指流行音乐排行榜,源自过去用游行来比喻歌曲的受欢迎程度。
“Their new single quickly climbed to the top of the hit parade.”
(他们的新单曲迅速登上了流行音乐排行榜榜首。)
parade ground — 专用于军事检阅或训练的大片平坦场地。
“The troops assembled on the parade ground for inspection.”
(部队在阅兵场上集合接受检阅。)