Ceremony

(noun.) any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; 'the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine'; 'he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball'; 'he disposed of it without ceremony'.

(noun.) the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; 'an inaugural ceremony'.

(noun.) a formal event performed on a special occasion; 'a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor'.

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• Like his father, he hated ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• And how do people perform that ceremony of parting, Jane? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• And,' said Mrs. Micawber, 'though it is possible I may be mistaken in my view of the ceremony, I never will! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• The ceremony was in honour of the god of the Moon; and it was to be held at night. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The attic was no pleasant place: I believe he did not know how unpleasant it was, or he never would have locked me in with so little ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• He was punctilious in the exaction of this ceremony. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Peggotty is ready to go to church, intending to behold the ceremony from the gallery. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• He was escorted into the city with great pomp and ceremony. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• That's more than any of your Lords will give, I'LL warrant, he said and refused to attend at the ceremony. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• They are to be married at Limmeridge Church, and thank Heaven, not one of the neighbours is to be invited to the ceremony. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Worse, if possible, than ceremony was the other extreme of slipshod familiarity. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• As to sleep, I had dreams of poverty in all sorts of shapes, but I seemed to dream without the previous ceremony of going to sleep. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• When he came, my aunt performed the ceremony of introduction. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• I put a request without further ceremony. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• This lady received the visitors with a mixture of ceremony and diffidence quite English. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Beg your pardon, sir, but this here officer o' yourn in the gambooge tops, 'ull never earn a decent livin' as a master o' the ceremonies any vere. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Now mind you go to bed, dear, he said, kissing her tenderly; no more magical ceremonies to-night. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• The magicians usually believed more or less in their own magic, the priests in their ceremonies, the chiefs in their right. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• These were the ceremonies with which he received the collegians. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• It had no rites and ceremonies. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• We might be seeing it all this spring--even the Easter ceremonies at Seville, he urged, exaggerating his demands in the hope of a larger concession. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• My head was as red as a lobster; but, in other respects, I was as nicely dressed for the ceremonies of the evening as a man need be. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• No less a person, I assure you,' said the Master of the Ceremonies. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion may be considered as experiments of the same nature. 戴维·休谟. 人性论.
• Who would I prefer for mistress of the ceremonies? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The former Protector tendered him the oaths, and presented him with the insignia of office, performing the ceremonies of installation. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The ceremonies which follow later are but meaningless formalities. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• They, too, had been summoned from school to attend the funeral ceremonies. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• They spread far and wide throughout the world, but we know very little of their ideas or their ceremonies and methods during that time. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• The ceremonies at my departure were too many to trouble the reader with at this time. 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.

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