盛宴 (shèng yàn) — feast (literal or figurative)
Definition
A grand feast — emphasizes the lavish, impressive scale, often used figuratively for an 'abundance' of something (a feast of knowledge, music). 比 宴会 grander and more literary, and unlike 庆典/盛会 it centers on the meal or sensory abundance itself.
noun
feast (literal or figurative)
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 盛宴。Wǒ men cān jiā le yì chǎng shèng dà de shèng yàn.We attended a grand feast.
- 盛宴。Zhè běn shū zhēn shì yì chǎng zhī shi de shèng yàn.This book is truly a feast of knowledge.
- 盛宴。Zhè chǎng yīn yuè huì shì yì chǎng tīng jué shèng yàn.This concert is an auditory feast.
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