party
UK/'pɑːtɪ/US/'pɑ:ti/
NGSL 1kIELTSTOEFLA1
Definitions
n.
A social gathering of invited guests
聚会，派对
n.
An organized political group
政党
n.
A person or group on one side of an agreement or dispute
（协议、诉讼的）一方，当事人
v.
To celebrate or enjoy oneself at a social gathering
参加聚会，狂欢
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Old French partie ('a part, a side'), from partīrī ('divide'). The legal and political senses are oldest and clearest: a party is one part/side of an affair — a political party (one side), a party to a contract (one side). The 'social gathering' sense came later (a group of people set apart for an occasion).
Root part still carries 68 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.birthday party生日派对
- 2.political party政党
- 3.third party第三方
- 4.throw a party举办派对
Example Sentences
- 1.
They threw a surprise party for her birthday.
- 2.
Which political party do you support?
- 3.
Both parties signed the agreement.
- 4.
We partied all night after the exams.