Picture a crowd gathering and doing something out of the ordinary — a meal, a song, a ceremony — so that everyone can see this day, this person, this thing is not ordinary. That is the shape of celebrate: you do not just feel that something matters, you put it on show in front of other people. A party, a public tribute and a solemn Mass all fit that same shape.
From the word’s history
From Latin celebrare 'to assemble to honour; to publish, sing praises of', from celeber 'frequented, populous, crowded' — literally 'to go somewhere in great numbers'. The crowd is built into the word, which is why English uses one verb for throwing a party, praising someone publicly, and performing a Mass.
來自拉丁文 celebrare「聚集起來表示敬意、公開頌揚」，而 celebrare 又來自 celeber「人來人往的、擁擠的」，字面上就是「一大群人往同一個地方去」。「人群」本來就長在這個字裡面，所以英文才能用同一個動詞講辦派對、公開讚揚，還有主持彌撒——三件事都是「大家聚起來，把某件事鄭重做出來」。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry 'celebrate'
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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
celebrateverb/ˈsɛl.ɪ.bɹeɪt/
- 1
To extol or honour in a solemn manner.
- to celebrate the name of the Most High
- To celebrate the centenary next month of the opening of the first section (Forest Gate to Tilbury) of the former London, Tilbury & Southend Railway, the Stephenson Locomotive Society is organising a special rail tour over that route and other lesser-known L.T.S.R. lines.
- 2
To honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly.
- to celebrate a birthday
- Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
- 3
To engage in joyful activity in appreciation of an event.
- I was promoted today at work—let’s celebrate!
- As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.
- 4
To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to perform with appropriate rites.
- to celebrate a marriage
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。