housewarming

IPA/ˈhaʊs.wɔː.mɪŋ/
KK[hˈaʊswˌɑmɪŋ]IPA/ˈhaʊs.wɔːr.mɪŋ/

housewarming — noun

  • housewarmingsingular
  • housewarmingsplural

1. a party for friends and neighbors to celebrate someone after they start living i

1.名詞B2
釋義

a party for friends and neighbors to celebrate someone after they start living in a different home

例句

Nora invited the whole office to her housewarming on Saturday afternoon.

pattern: invite someone to a housewarming

The couple served dumplings and tea during their small housewarming party.

collocation: housewarming party

同義詞
  • moving-in party

    more explicit about the move and often less fixed as a set term

  • open house

    can be similar, but often focuses on showing people the home rather than celebrating the move

  • celebration

    broader and does not specifically imply a new home

  • gathering

    general word for people meeting, with less celebratory meaning

文法句型

have a housewarming

invite someone to a housewarming

housewarming party

用法筆記

Often used for an informal gathering in a new home, and many speakers also say housewarming party. Common verbs include have, hold, host, and invite people to.

常見錯誤

❌Their housewarming took three days because the movers were late.
✅Their move took three days, and the housewarming was the party afterward.
💡'housewarming' names the celebration, not the act of moving into the home.