occasion

英 [ə'keɪʒ(ə)n] 美[ə'keʒn]

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近义词adventure incident occurrence happening episode observance event affair service

n. 时机，机会；场合；理由
vt. 引起，惹起

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中文词源

occasion 偶然，场合，时机

oc-,向前，朝向，-cas,掉落，词源同case,cascade,accident.引申词义偶然，场合，时机。

词态变化

复数: occasions;第三人称单数: occasions;过去式: occasioned;过去分词: occasioned;现在分词: occasioning;

英文词源

occasion: occasion: [14] Like English befall, occasion depends on a metaphorical connection between ‘falling’ and ‘happening’. Its ultimate source is the Latin verb occidere ‘go down’, a compound formed from the prefix ob- ‘down’ and cadere ‘fall’ (source of English cadence, case ‘circumstance’, decadent, etc). The figurative notion of a ‘falling together of favourable circumstances’ led to the coining of a derived noun occasiō, meaning ‘appropriate time, opportunity’, and hence ‘reason’ and ‘cause’.

English acquired it via Old French occasion. Also from Latin occidere comes English occident [14], a reference to the ‘west’ as the quarter in which the sun ‘goes down’ or sets.
=> cadaver, cadence, case, decadent, occident
occasion (n.): late 14c., "opportunity; grounds for action, state of affairs that makes something else possible; a happening, occurrence," from Old French ochaison, ocasion "cause, reason, excuse, pretext; opportunity" (13c.) or directly from Latin occasionem (nominative occasio) "opportunity, appropriate time," in Late Latin "cause," from occasum, occasus, past participle of occidere "fall down, go down," from ob "down, away" (see ob-) + cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). The notion is of a "falling together," or juncture, of circumstances.
occasion (v.): mid-15c., "to bring (something) about," from occasion (n.), or else from Old French occasionner "to cause," from Medieval Latin occasionare, from Latin occasionem (see occasion (n.)). Related: Occasioned; occasioning.

双语例句

1. On one occasion, his father threw a radio at his mother.: 他父亲曾有一次拎起收音机砸向他的母亲。

2. The good weather helped to make the occasion a resounding success.: 天公作美，使得这次活动获得了巨大成功。

3. It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy.: 这历来都是阐明政府政策的重要时机。

4. On another occasion I answered the phone and the line went dead.: 还有一回，我一接电话，就掉线了。

5. How can anyone look sad at an occasion like this?: 在这样的场合怎么会有人显得忧伤呢？

英英释意

1. an event that occurs at a critical time;: "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"

2. a vaguely specified social event;: "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

3. reason;: "there was no occasion for complaint"

4. the time of a particular event;: "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"

5. an opportunity to do something;: "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"

考试真题

My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

In a 2011 study, for instance, people who drank the same 380-calorie(卡路里) milkshake on two separate occasions produced different levels of hunger-related hormones (荷尔蒙), depending on whether the shake's label said it contained 620 or 140 calories.

Mr David Rossi stated that he had spoken with McLaughlin on several occasions about his driving record.

The man can dress casually for the occasion.

My mother, who is just shy of five feet tall, is normally incredibly soft-spoken, but on the rare occasion when she got angry, she was terrifying.

These designers established the modem dress code, letting playsuits and other activewear outfits suffice for casual clothing, allowing pants to enter the wardrobe, and prizing rationalism and versatility in dress, in contradiction to dressing for an occasion or allotment of the day.

The video camera that one single mother bought for a special occasion, for example, is not much fun now.

But it is natural to desire to do so for special occasions.

On occasions it is the fear that certain disclosures may be unacceptable to family or friends that motivates an individual to seek professional help.

On the occasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have worked to secure court orders against the hunts.

Yes, this does happen on occasion.

These designers established the modern dress code, letting playsuits and other active wear outfits suffice for casual clothing, allowing pants to enter the wardrobe, and prizing rationalism and versatility in dress, in contradiction to dressing for an occ

On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?

"Only on special occasions would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands, " Adeline says.

Sharing bread, whether during a special occasion or at the family dinner table, is a common symbol of togetherness.

This great occasion will be the national theatre of China's first visit to the UK.

实用场景例句

on this/that occasion: 这 / 那次

I've met him on several occasions.: 我曾见过他几次。

I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health.: 我记得他因为健康不佳而被迫取消的情况绝无仅有。

They have been seen together on two separate occasions .: 他们有两次被人看见在一起。

On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night.: 有一次她深更半夜打电话给我。

He used the occasion to announce further tax cuts.: 他利用这个机会宣布再次减税。

a great/memorable/happy occasion: 伟大的 / 难忘的 / 欢乐的庆典

Turn every meal into a special occasion .: 要把每一顿饭都弄得特别一些。

They marked the occasion (= celebrated it) with an open-air concert.: 他们举办露天音乐会来庆祝这个特别的时刻。

Their wedding turned out to be quite an occasion.: 他们的婚礼办得相当隆重。

He was presented with the watch on the occasion of his retirement.: 他在退休时获赠这块手表。

It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy.: 原本应该是高兴的时刻，她却丝毫未感到快乐。

I'll speak to him about it if the occasion arises (= if I get a chance).: 有机会的话，我要跟他谈谈这件事。

I've had no occasion to visit him recently.: 我最近无缘去拜访他。

Her death was the occasion of mass riots.: 她的逝世引发了大规模的骚乱。

I'm willing to go to court over this if the occasion arises (= if it becomes necessary) .: 如果必要的话，我愿意就此出庭。

He has been known on occasion to lose his temper.: 大家都知道他有时会发脾气。

The flight delay was occasioned by the need for a further security check.: 这次航班的延误是由于必须做进一步的安全检查。

The decision occasioned us much anxiety.: 这个决定让我们忧虑不堪。

I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden...: 我时常愉快地回想起几年前在科文特花园的一个时刻。

Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions.: 戴维斯先生曾多次被问及。

Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge...: 带着她出席正式场合对我来说一直是个挑战。

It will be a unique family occasion.: 这将是一次特别的家庭聚会。

It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate...: 这是个值得举家庆祝的时刻。

It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy.: 这历来都是阐明政府政策的重要时机。

He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy.: 他认为释放人质不应造成政策的改变。

We have had occasion to deal with members of the group on a variety of charges.: 我们有必要以多项罪名起诉该组织的成员。

He treated them seriously and, on occasion, entertained them hilariously...: 他对待他们严肃认真，偶尔又逗得他们捧腹不已。

He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.: 他不仅做法文翻译，有时也做些波兰语翻译。

Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time.: 然而，因弗内斯队在下半场经受住了考验，踢出了很长一段时间以来的最佳水平。

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