"gathering" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 聚會
• 集會

Definition

gathering 指人們為了社交、家庭、宗教或公共目的聚在一起的活動。它可以是小型、隨意的，也可以是大型、有組織的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞常用於社交場合，如 'family gathering'、'community gathering'、'small gathering'。它比 'party' 更正式、範圍也更廣；'party' 通常更強調娛樂或慶祝，而 gathering 可以是中性的，甚至偏正式或嚴肅。

Examples

We had a small gathering at my house last night.

我們昨晚在我家辦了一個小型**聚會**。

The church gathering starts at ten in the morning.

教會的**集會**上午十點開始。

A family gathering is planned for Sunday.

星期天計劃有一次家庭**聚會**。

It was supposed to be a casual gathering, but almost the whole neighborhood showed up.

本來只是個隨意的**聚會**，結果幾乎整個社區的人都來了。

Thanks for coming to the gathering—it meant a lot to my parents.

謝謝你來參加這次**聚會**——這對我父母來說意義很大。

There’s a student gathering after class if you want to meet people.

如果你想認識一些人，課後有一個學生**聚會**。