shindig怎么读?

shindig

英 ['ʃɪndɪg] 美['ʃɪndɪɡ]
  • n. 盛大舞会;热闹喧哗的社交聚会;吵嚷;喧哗(等于shindy)

词态变化


复数: shindigs;

中文词源


shindig 盛大集会

俚语,可能来自 shin,胫骨,腿,dig,挖,俚语义摇摆。引申词义盛大舞会。

英文词源


shindig (n.)
"dance, party, lively gathering," 1871, probably from shindy "a spree, merrymaking" (1821), also "a game like hockey;" perhaps from shinty, name of a Scottish game akin to hockey (1771), earlier shinny (see shinny (n.)).

双语例句


1. Not everything at a yard sale is a real steal.
一个是shindig,意思是规模很大,人很多,很热闹的盛会.

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2. In sum , a party shindig in Durban this week was make - or - break time for him.
反正在本周德班市的一个政治集会已经公开声明这是祖玛“成败与否的关键时刻”.

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