cel.e.brant
n.(名词)
A person who participates in a religious ceremony or rite.参加宗教仪式或庆典的人The priest officiating at the celebration of the Eucharist.主持圣餐庆典的神父A participant in a celebration.庆祝活动的参与者
Strictly speaking,celebrant should be reserved for an official participant in a religious ceremony or rite. In an earlier survey, however,a majority of the Usage Panel accepted the use ofcelebrant to mean .a participant in a celebration. (as inNew Year`s Eve celebrants ). In this more general sense,celebrator is an undisputed alternative. 严格地说,celebrant 应该仅用来指宗教庆典或仪式的正式参与者。 但在较早的调查中,用法专题使用小组的大多数成员接受了celebrant 的用法, 意指.庆祝活动的参与者.,(如参加新年晚会庆祝的人 )。 在这个较为广泛的意义上,celebrator 毫无争议地可与其替换使用