saturnalian
/sat-er-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh/US // ˌsæt ərˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə //UK // (ˌsætəˈneɪlɪə) //
卫星人,卫星网,卫星国,卫星
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural Sat·ur·na·li·a, Sat·ur·na·li·as.
- : the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- : unrestrained revelry; orgy.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inmerry
Synonyms
as inunrestrained
Examples
A fortune, rapid and secure, darted before du Tillet's eyes like a flash of lightning in a saturnalian night.
At the vestibule door a porter, somewhat befuddled by Saturnalian merry-making, was waiting sleepily.
The solitary example of a Saturnalian victim in Msia did not fulfil these conditions.
Reference has already been made to Dr. Frazer's view of the Saturnalian king and his awful origin.
However, this Saturnalian court has done our business; and a glorious batch of claret we had afterwards at Walker's.
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