carnival的意思是“欢庆”，或“狂欢节，也有直接译为“嘉年华”

女生们，请注意！日本有个女鞋品牌就叫 carnival joy，这个牌子的鞋的特点在于简约时尚，优雅而不失活泼。以下便是其中的一款兔毛低跟鞋，请欣赏~

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男生看这里！有个韩国的汽车品牌叫“起亚”（kia），它旗下有一款汽车就叫 起亚嘉华（ Kia carnival），车型定位为韩系豪华七人座，男同胞们，不错吧~

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其实相关的名词短语还有：

carnival cruise lines 嘉年华邮轮

carnival dream 嘉年华梦想号

carnival imagination 嘉年华创意号

Definition of CARNIVAL

1

: a season or festival of merrymaking before Lent

2

a : an instance of merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading b : an instance of riotous excess <a carnival of violence>

3

a : a traveling enterprise offering amusements b : an organized program of entertainment or exhibition : festival <a winter carnival>

Examples of CARNIVAL

1. the school's annual winter carnival
2. That part of town is a carnival on Friday and Saturday nights.
3. There is a carnival atmosphere in the office.
4. The garden became a carnival of color.

Origin of CARNIVAL

Italian carnevale, alteration of earlier carnelevare, literally, removal of meat, from carne flesh (from Latin carn-, caro) + levare to remove, from Latin, to raise

First Known Use: 1549

Related to CARNIVAL

Synonyms: festival, celebration, fest, festivity, fete (or fête), fiesta, gala, jubilee;

Related Words: jamboree, jollification, jollity [British], merriment, merrymaking, rejoicing, revel, revelry; exhibit, exhibition, exposition, fair, show; exercises, honors