Dictionary Workbench Ondict
Word Bank Import Dict Cloud Sync

    Mardi Gras

    Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

    Mardi Gras

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Chronology
    Mar·di Gras /ˌmɑːdi ˈɡrɑː $ ˈmɑːrdi ɡrɑː/ noun [uncountable]  TMCthe day before Lent begins, or the music, dancing etc that happen on this day in some countries 〔基督教〕大斋期的前一日；忏悔节〔大斋期前一日的狂欢活动〕    Origin Mardi Gras (1600-1700) French “fat Tuesday”
    Mar·di Gras nounChineseSyllable


    Mardi Gras
    Mar‧di Gras /ˌmɑːdi ˈɡrɑː $ ˈmɑːrdi ɡrɑː/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Language: French
     Origin: 'fat Tuesday'
    the day before Lent begins, or the music, dancing etc that happen on this day in some countries


    Mardi GrasBrE /ˌmɑːdi ˈɡrɑː/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːrdi ɡrɑː/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (from French) the day before the beginning of Lent, celebrated as a holiday in some countries, with music and dancing in the streets 肥美的星期二，狂欢节（大斋期的前一天）  ➡  compare Shrove Tuesday