喜樂美語
  1. 1節慶的、歡樂的

    Festive describes anything that has a cheerful, feeling, especially connected to a holiday or special occasion — festive decorations, festive music, a festive mood. It's a positive, warm word, most often used around holidays like Christmas or New Year, but it can describe any happy, celebration-like atmosphere.

core核心畫面

組成fest- (from Latin 'festum', meaning feast/festival) + -ive

同家族的字

  • feastboth come from the same Latin root 'festum,' meaning a celebration
  • festivalshares the same root — festive describes the feeling a festival has

原始詞典資料2 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。

festiveadj/ˈfɛstɪv/

  • 1

    Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.

    • The room was decked out in festive streamers, with flowers everywhere.
    • On festive occasions away from home we softened under the influence of Christmas trees, bran pies, and conjurors.
  • 2

    In the mood to celebrate.

    • Please put the Christmas decorations away, I'm really not in a festive mood.

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