English Dictionary

Mardi Gras

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmɑːdi ɡɹɑː/

固有名詞

The day when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on Ash Wednesday.

日本語の意味

キリスト教徒が四旬節に入る前に、家中の脂肪や肉を使い切る伝統的な日（灰の水曜日の前日）として知られる日

Mardi Gras was the day when families would use up all the fat and meat in the house before Lent began on Ash Wednesday.

謝肉祭は、翌日の灰の水曜日に始まる四旬節に備えて、家族が家にある脂や肉をすべて使い切った日でした。

意味（1）

The day when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on Ash Wednesday.

Mardi-gras was ushered in with various ceremonies, offering a strange mixture of devotion and profaneness.

意味（2）

The last day of a carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of Lent when joy would be out of place for Christians.

Masks! exclaimed I; why, it isn't carnival time, is it? To be sure 'tis, replied he, dis is Mardi gras, de gayest of de gay days. Noting but pleasure, and fun, and hosh-posh.

意味（3）

A carnival.

Mardi Gras has been in operation here for the past two weeks, and on Monday last the Trudor sports should have commenced.