parade

来自拉丁语parere,准备，安排，装饰，词源同pare,prepare.原指接受检阅的军队，后词义通俗化。

parade (n.)

1650s, "a show of bravado," also "an assembly of troops for inspections," from French parade "display, show, military parade," from Middle French parade (15c.), or from Italian parate "a warding or defending, a garish setting forth," or Spanish parada "a staying or stopping," all from Vulgar Latin *parata, from Latin parere "arrange, prepare, adorn" (see pare), which developed widespread senses in Romanic derivatives. Non-military sense of "march, procession" is first recorded 1670s.

parade (v.)

1680s (transitive), from parade (n.). Intransitive sense from 1748. Related: Paraded; parading.

1. Morning parade was in progress on the parade ground.

阅兵场正在进行早间检阅。

2. A military parade marched slowly and solemnly down Pennsylvania Avenue.

阅兵队列沿宾夕法尼亚大道缓慢而庄严地行进。

3. People stood waiting for the kick-off of the parade.

人们站着等候游行的开始。

4. Women were not supposed to parade their ambition nakedly.

女性被认为不应该赤裸裸地展示其雄心。

5. We belted down Iveagh Parade to where the motor was.

我们沿着艾维格大街一路飞奔到汽车那儿。