| 词汇 | carnival |
| 词源 | carnival. The word carnival is associated with fasting. Carni- val was first the whole season leading up to Mardi Gras, the word deriving from the Latin carne vale, “flesh, farewell,” signi- fying that the revelry will soon be over and the lean days of Lent will be upon us. |
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