(尤指与节日、庆典有关的)欢乐气氛;庆祝活动。常用作可数或不可数名词。另有较少见的含义指“欢宴、热闹的娱乐”。
/feˈstɪvɪti/
The town is filled with festivity during the Spring Festival.
春节期间,这座小镇充满了节日的欢乐气氛。
Amid the festivity of the wedding reception, she paused to thank everyone who had supported her family.
在婚礼招待会的热闹庆祝中,她停下来感谢所有支持过她家庭的人。
源自拉丁语 festivus(“节日的、欢乐的”),与 festum(“节日、庆典”)相关,后经法语进入英语,逐渐形成表示“庆祝的欢乐与活动”的名词含义。