A saturnalia is a stretch of time when people throw off the usual rules and enjoy themselves in a wild, noisy, uncontrolled way — too much food and drink, dancing, shouting, a crowd that has forgotten to be careful. It is a bookish word: you meet it in newspapers and novels more than in the street, and it often sounds a little disapproving, as if the fun has gone too far.

A saturnalia saturnalia 是指一段時間 is a stretch of time when人們會 people throw off the usual rules拋開平常的規矩 and enjoy themselves盡情享樂 in a wild, noisy, uncontrolled way用一種瘋狂、吵鬧、失控的方式——too much food and drink吃喝過量、dancing跳舞、shouting喊叫、a crowd一群人 that has forgotten to be careful忘了節制。It這 is a bookish word是個書面用字：you meet it你比較會在 in newspapers and novels報紙和小說裡看到 more than in the street而不是在街上，and而且 it它 often sounds a little disapproving聽起來常帶點不以為然，as if好像在說 the fun has gone too far這種玩樂已經太過頭了。

The name was borrowed from Saturnalia, the old Roman winter festival of the god Saturn, when for a few days the city made merry and even slaves and masters swapped places. English later stretched that festival-name to any later burst of wild celebration.

The name這個名字 was borrowed from是借自 Saturnalia Saturnalia，the old Roman winter festival古羅馬冬天的節慶 of the god Saturn為了農神 Saturn 而辦，when那時候 for a few days好幾天裡 the city整個城市 made merry都在狂歡 and甚至 even slaves and masters奴隸和主人 swapped places會互換身分。English英文 later stretched後來把 that festival-name這個節慶名 to any later burst of wild celebration延伸用來指任何一場瘋狂的慶祝活動。

One party can be called a saturnalia; the Roman holiday itself is usually Saturnalia with a capital S.

One party一場派對 can be called a saturnalia可以被稱為 saturnalia；the Roman holiday itself但那個羅馬節日本身 is usually Saturnalia with a capital S通常寫成開頭大寫的 Saturnalia。