词汇 | guising |
释义 | guising noun[ U ] Scottish Englishuk /ˈɡaɪ.zɪŋ/ us /ˈɡaɪ.zɪŋ/ the activity of dressing up as magical or frightening creatures or as characters from a story on Halloween (= 31 October ), and visiting people's homes to ask for sweets or money: 化妆游戏(把自己装扮成一个神话人物或可怕的形象,或是万圣节故事中的人物,到人们家里要糖果或钱) In Scotland we don't do "trick or treat"; we do guising.在苏格兰我们不玩“不给糖就捣乱”,我们玩化妆游戏。 Dressing up in costumes and going “guising” was prevalent in Scotland at Halloween by the late 19th century. This is the origin of the practice of Scottish “guising” – a word which comes from “disguising”. "If it's guising, you're a bit late," she said to them. The first reference to “guising” in North America occurs in 1911. Celebrations, parties & special occasions afterparty April Fool's Day baby shower bachelor party backslapping Day of the Dead dinner dinner dance Easter egg hunt fayre masked ball masquerade mela Mother's Day New Year's Eve tea party trick-or-treating Valentine's Day wassail wassailer |
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