luncheon
noun /ˈlʌntʃən/
/ˈlʌntʃən/
[countable, uncountable]- a formal lunch or a formal word for lunch
午餐，午宴（正式的午餐或正式用语） - a charity luncheon
慈善午餐会 - Luncheon will be served at one, Madam.
夫人，午餐在一点钟开始。 - They met at a literary luncheon.
他们在一次文学交流午宴上相识。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- buffet
- annual
- awards
- …
- have
- attend
- organize
- …
- menu
- party
- address
- …
- at luncheon
- for luncheon
- during luncheon
- …
词源late 16th cent. (in the sense ‘thick piece, hunk’): possibly an extension of obsolete lunch ‘thick piece, hunk’, from Spanish lonja ‘slice’. - a charity luncheon