fete
/feɪt/ (bre, ipa) · /feɪt/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfāt ˈfet/ (ame, mw)
fete — noun
- fetesingular
- fetesplural
1. an outdoor gathering where people sell homemade goods and run games and competit
an outdoor gathering where people sell homemade goods and run games and competitions, usually put on by a school, church, or community group to raise money
The village fete raised over two thousand pounds for the new church roof.
collocation: village fete
Eleanor spent the morning baking cakes for the school summer fete.
At the fete, Kwame won a goldfish by throwing rings over glass bottles.
Stalls at the church fete sold homemade jam, knitted scarves, and potted plants.
The scout troop ran a coconut shy at the annual fete on the green.
用法筆記
Common in British English for a community fundraising event. In American English, this would typically be called a 'fair' or 'bazaar'.
常見錯誤
2. a large and impressive party or festival, often held outdoors, with music, food,
a large and impressive party or festival, often held outdoors, with music, food, and entertainment, put on to mark a special occasion such as a wedding, anniversary, or public holiday
The billionaire threw a lavish fete at his vineyard to mark his company's centenary.
collocation: lavish fete
Invitations to the embassy's summer fete arrived on heavy cream-coloured card.
Santiago attended a dazzling fete in Buenos Aires with live tango and fireworks.
The fashion house staged a garden fete after the show, with champagne and orchestral music.
Ingrid described the wedding fete as the most beautiful party she had ever seen.
用法筆記
Often implies wealth, luxury, or high social status. Distinguish from sense 1 (FUNDRAISING FAIR), which is for charity or community fundraising rather than personal celebration.
fete — verb
- fetepresent simple I / you / we / they
- fetes3rd person singular
- feting-ing form
- fetedpast simple
1. to give someone public recognition and celebrate their accomplishments, often by
to give someone public recognition and celebrate their accomplishments, often by holding a special event in their name
The city council feted the Olympic medalist with a parade through the streets.
transitive: fete + someone
After winning the prize, the young author was feted at literary events across the country.
passive: be feted at [events]
Local businesses feted the retiring fire chief for forty years of courageous service.
Nasrin was feted by her colleagues when she returned from the international conference.
The university feted the Nobel laureate with a formal dinner and a new scholarship in his name.
- snub
to deliberately ignore or show disrespect to someone, especially in a social context
文法句型
fete + someone
be feted + by/for/as
用法筆記
Almost always used in the passive voice ('was feted') or with an institution as the subject. The object is always a person or group of people being honoured, not an event or occasion.