詞彙精選：luncheon的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
n.
午宴；正式的午餐會
例句：
His luncheon, an attractive chicken, was uneaten on the tray before him.
他的午宴是一份肥美的烤雞，這時擺在他面前的盤子裏還沒有吃。
例句：
Earlier this month, a luncheon for former UN staff was held in Vienna.
本月早些時候在維也納設午宴招待了前聯合國工作人員。
二、詞義辨析：
lunch,luncheon
這兩個名詞均含“午餐”之意。lunch普通用詞，系luncheon的略語。luncheon比lunch正式而優雅。指在某一特定場合舉行的非常正式的午餐。
三、相關短語：
luncheon meat
n. 午餐肉
luncheon voucher
n. 就餐券，飯票
四、參考例句：
I have a luncheon engagement.
我午飯有約。
How much do you charge for luncheon and refreshment?
午餐及茶點的索價是多少錢呢？
Thank you for your luncheon invitation for Sunday afternoon, January the tenth, at one o'clock.
感謝您邀請我(們)出席1月10日(星期天)下午1點舉行的午餐。
Some firms give their workers luncheon vouchers, which they can use to buy meals.
有些公司發給職工午餐券，用以購買膳食。
Earlier this month, a luncheon for former UN staff was held in Vienna.
本月早些時候在維也納設午宴招待了前聯合國工作人員。
The austere college furniture and the large luncheon table made all the more incongruous.
樸素的大學傢俱和一張大餐桌，使這一切愈發顯得不調和。
His luncheon, an attractive chicken, was uneaten on the tray before him.
他的午宴是一份肥美的烤雞，這時擺在他面前的盤子裏還沒有吃。
I also want to thank several Chinese government officials for attending this luncheon and also for participating in our forum this afternoon.
我還要感謝今天出席午餐會以及今天下午參加我們論壇的幾位中國政府官員。
Is dinner taken at midday or in the evening What about lunch and supper – are these acceptable terms, or will they immediately flag your lowly status Properly speaking, one should have lunch (or even luncheon) in the middle of the day and dinner in the
Dinner這個詞究竟是說午飯還是晚餐？可以使用lunch和supper嗎？它們會不會立刻顯得你沒那麼高大上？正確的說法是，午餐應該叫lunch甚至luncheon，晚餐則叫dinner。
