ceremony

名词 ceremony:

1. a formal event performed on a special occasion
   同义词：ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
2. any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
3. the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion

1. All the local clergy attended the ceremony.
   当地所有的牧师出席了仪式。
2. The Baptist will hold a ceremony this Sunday.
   这个星期天浸信会教友将要举行一场典礼。
3. They hold a mystic religious ceremony.
   他们举行了一个神秘的宗教仪式。
4. At the ceremony he was presented with a scroll commemorating his achievement.
   在典礼上，他被授予表彰他成就的卷轴。
5. The queen was crowned with proper ceremony.
   女王以传统仪式举行了加冕礼。

cer.e.mo.ny

n.（名词）
【复数】 cer.e.mo.nies
A formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom:
典礼：按礼仪或习俗而举行的正式行为或一系列举动：
例句：
a wedding ceremony; the Japanese tea ceremony.
结婚典礼；日本茶道

A conventional social gesture or act of courtesy:
礼节：传统的交往姿态或礼貌的举动：
例句：
the ceremony of shaking hands when introduced.
介绍认识时的握手礼节

A formal act without intrinsic purpose; an empty form:
客套：没有实质意图的正式举动；虚的形式：
例句：
ignored the ceremony of asking for comments and suggestions from other committee members.
对委员会其他成员请求评论和建议的客套话置之不理

Strict observance of formalities or etiquette:
讲究礼仪：严格遵守繁文缛节或礼节：
例句：
The head of state was welcomed with full ceremony.
人们以最高规格的仪式欢迎国家首脑

来源：
Middle English ceremonie
中古英语 ceremonie
from Latin caerimônia [religious rite]
源自 拉丁语 caerimônia [宗教仪式]