revelry
お祭り騒ぎ
解説 Definition
陽気で楽しい騒ぎや祝宴、盛大なお祭り行事を指す名詞。派手で浮かれた雰囲気の娯楽活動。
Revelry means lively and noisy enjoyment, especially during parties, celebrations, or festivals. It often includes drinking, dancing, and cheerful social activity. The word suggests a strong, festive atmosphere.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
revelry は revel「浮かれて騒ぐ」を土台にすると覚えやすいです。語尾の -ry は「その行為・状態全体」を名詞化する形なので、「騒いで楽しんでいる空気そのもの」を表す語だと捉えると定着します。静かな celebration ではなく、酒・音楽・大人数で熱気が出る「どんちゃん騒ぎ」寄り。nighttime revelry, drunken revelry, the revelry continued late into the night のような場面と結びつけると、陽気さと無秩序さが同時に思い出せます。
Connect it to the verb `revel`, which means to enjoy yourself in a noisy, excited way. The ending `-ry` turns that action into the whole mood or activity, so `revelry` feels like the atmosphere of loud celebration. Collocations like `drunken revelry` or `the revelry continued late into the night` make the word more vivid and memorable.
例文
The New Year's revelry lasted until midnight with dancing and celebration.
新年のお祭り騒ぎは、踊りと祝賀で真夜中まで続いた。
The town's annual carnival is a time of great revelry and merriment.
町の年間カーニバルは、盛大なお祭り騒ぎと陽気さの時である。
Despite the serious circumstances, the soldiers engaged in revelry to boost morale.
深刻な状況にもかかわらず、兵士たちは士気を高めるためにお祭り騒ぎに興じた。
revelry の類義語・関連語
revelry の語源・成り立ち Etymology
revelryはrevel「どんちゃん騒ぎをする」+ -ry。revelは古フランス語経由でラテン語rebellare「反抗する」に結びつき、rebelやrebellionと同根なので、「秩序からはみ出す騒ぎ」が祝祭の熱気へ転じた語。
Revelry comes from revel plus the noun suffix -ry. Revel came through Old French and is linked to Latin rebellare, meaning "to rebel" or "break away." The idea seems to have shifted from wild, disorderly behavior to noisy celebration and festivity. Related words include rebel and rebellion.
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