saturnalian的词源

英文词源

saturnalia (n.)

time of merrymaking, 1590s, from Latin Saturnalia, ancient Roman festivals of Saturn (held in December), a time of merrymaking for all, from neuter plural of adjective Saturnalis "pertaining to Saturn," from Saturnus (see Saturn). They correspond to the Greek Kronia. The extended sense of "period of unrestrained revelry" is first attested 1782. Related: Saturnalian.

中文词源

saturnalian：农神节的，热烈欢庆的

来自 Saturnalia,农神节。因这一天人们载歌载舞欢庆丰收，因而引申词义热烈欢庆的。

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