extravaganza

/ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪkˌstrævəˈɡænzə/ (ame, ipa) · /ik-ˌstra-və-ˈgan-zə/ (ame, mw)

extravaganza — 名詞

  • extravaganzasingular
  • extravaganzasplural

1. a public show, performance, or celebration that is very large, impressive, and v

1.名詞B2
釋義

盛大表演

規模宏大、場面華麗的娛樂活動

a public show, performance, or celebration that is very large, impressive, and visually striking, usually costing a great deal of money to produce

例句

The city's New Year's Eve fireworks extravaganza drew over fifty thousand people to the waterfront.

該市的跨年煙火盛大表演吸引了超過五萬人來到海濱。

Mei-Lin saved for months to buy tickets for the Broadway musical extravaganza.

Mei-Lin 存了好幾個月的錢,就是為了買百老匯音樂盛大表演的門票。

collocation: musical extravaganza / fashion extravaganza

同義詞
  • spectacle

    Focuses on the visual impact; can be smaller in scale than an extravaganza

  • gala

    A formal celebration or party, often a fundraiser; more social than artistic

  • pageant

    A public entertainment with a historical or thematic narrative; often outdoors

  • spectacular

    A noun for a visually impressive show; slightly more informal than extravaganza

反義詞

文法句型

extravaganza + of + noun

用法筆記

Frequently modified by a preceding noun or adjective that describes the type of event (e.g. musical extravaganza, fashion extravaganza, summer extravaganza).

常見錯誤

The event was an extravaganza, big and expensive.
The event was a grand extravaganza with spectacular effects.
💡Extravaganza already implies 'big, impressive, expensive'; adding those adjectives is redundant.