区别辨析lunch与luncheon

lunch与luncheon这两个名词均含“午餐”之意。

lunch : 普通用词,系 luncheon 的略语。

  • I'm sorry, Joanna isn't here at the moment, she's (gone) out to/gone to lunch.
    对不起,乔安娜现在不在,她吃午饭去了。
  • We must do lunch sometime (= have lunch together).
    哪天我们一定得一起吃个午饭。

luncheon 比 lunch 正式而优雅。指在某一特定场合举行的非常正式的午餐。

  • Luncheon will be served at one, Madam.
    夫人,午餐在一点钟开始。
  • Earlier this month, a luncheon for former UN staff was held in Vienna.
    本月早些时候在维也纳设午宴招待了前联合国工作人员。