Punkie Night

短语

发音

UK /ˈpʌŋki ˌnaɪt/
US /ˈpʌŋki ˌnaɪt/
US /ˈpəŋ-/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    A night near the end of October, related to Halloween, observed in parts of South West England by the displaying of punkies (“lanterns similar to jack-o'-lanterns”), and traditionally by children begging for candles for their punkies and threatening people who refuse their requests.

词源

From punkie (“lantern similar to a jack-o’-lantern”) + night.

来源：wiktionary