saturnalia

发音

UK /ˌsætəˈneɪli.ə/
US /ˌsætɚˈneɪli.ə/
US /ˌsætɚˈneɪljə/

词形变化

saturnalias 复数 saturnalias

别名

Saturnalia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period of unrestrained revelry.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 6

riot orgy debauchery bacchanal Bacchanalia debauch

上位词 4

festival revel fete revelry

词源

From Saturnalia (“a festival of the winter solstice”).

来源：wiktionary