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procession

UK //prəˈseʃ.ən//US //prəˈseʃ.ən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'processio',由 'pro-'(向前)和 'cedere'(走)组成,意为前进或行进。通过古法语 'procession' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指一群人、车辆等按顺序行进的活动,通常用于正式或宗教场合,如游行、仪仗队等。

“The wedding procession moved slowly down the aisle.”

(婚礼队伍沿着过道缓慢行进。)

“A long procession of cars followed the hearse to the cemetery.”

(一长列汽车跟随灵车前往墓地。)

同义词:parade, march, cortege, column, cavalcade

verb

❶ 以游行或列队的形式行进,常用于描述人或车辆有组织地移动。

“The mourners processed silently to the graveside.”

(哀悼者默默地列队走向墓地。)

“The athletes will process into the stadium during the opening ceremony.”

(运动员将在开幕式上列队进入体育场。)

同义词:march, parade, file, advance, progress

常见短语

funeral procession — 送葬队伍,指在葬礼上护送灵柩前往墓地的有组织的行进队伍。

“The funeral procession stretched for over a mile through the city.”

(送葬队伍穿过城市,延伸超过一英里。)

in procession — 以列队形式,描述人或物体有序地一个接一个移动的状态。

“The monks walked in procession around the temple courtyard.”

(僧侣们列队绕行寺庙庭院。)