"an evening party," 1793, from French soirée, from soir "evening," from Old French soir "evening, night" (10c.), from Latin sero (adv.) "late, at a late hour," from serum "late hour," neuter of serus "late," from PIE *se-ro-, suffixed form of root *se- (2) "long, late" (cognates: Sanskrit sayam "in the evening," Lithuanian sietuva "deep place in a river," Old English sie "after," German seit "since," Gothic seitus "late," Middle Irish sith, Middle Breton hir "long").
雙語例句
1. The whole pattern of this soiree was arranged by him.
這場(chǎng)晚會(huì)的全部流程都是由他鋪排的.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. But regardless, the fundamentals of a typical American soiree are good company, good food and drinks, and good times.