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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary car·ni·val \\ˈkär-nə-vəl\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Italian carnevale, alteration of earlier carnelevare, literally, removal of meat, from carne flesh (from Latin carn-, caro) + levare to remove, from Latin, to raise
DATE 1549
1. a season or festival of merrymaking before Lent2. a. an instance of merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading b. an instance of riotous excess a carnival of violence3. a. a traveling enterprise offering amusements b. an organized program of entertainment or exhibition : festival a winter carnivaladjective DATE 1605
: suggestive of or suited to a carnival a carnival atmosphere carnival colors
carnival
1549, "time of merrymaking before Lent," from It. carnevale "Shrove Tuesday," from older It. forms like Milanese *carnelevale, O.Pisan carnelevare "to remove meat," lit. "raising flesh," from L. caro "flesh" + levare "lighten, raise;" folk etymology is from M.L. carne vale " 'flesh, farewell.' " Meaning "a circus or fair" is 1931, N.Amer., as is the short form carny for "one who works at a carnival."
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 carnivalcar·ni·val / 5kB:nivl; NAmE 5kB:rn- / noun1. [C, U] a public festival, usually six that happens at a regular time each year, that involves music and dancing in the streets, for which people wear brightly coloured clothes 狂欢节；嘉年华: There is a local carnival every year. 当地每年都举行狂欢节。 the carnival in Rio 里约热内卢的狂欢节 a carnival atmosphere 狂欢节的气氛 2. [C] (NAmE) = fair n. (1) 3. [C] (NAmE) = fête (1) 4. [sing.] ~ of sth ( formal) an exciting or brightly coloured mixture of things 激动人心的事物组合；五彩缤纷事物的组合: this summer's carnival of sport 今年夏季的体育盛会
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged car·ni·val\ˈkärnəvəl, ˈkȧn-\ noun( -s) Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Italian carnevale, carnovale, alteration of Old Italian carnelevare, literally, removal of meat, from carne flesh (from Latin carn-, caro) + levare to raise, take away, from Latin — more at carnal , lever 1. : the season or festival of merrymaking and revelry before Lent observed especially by Roman Catholics and originally extending from the feast of the Epiphany to Ash Wednesday but now usually confined to a few days just before Lent : shrovetide — compare mardi gras 2. a. : any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading < in a carnival mood > b. : a time of exuberance or of riotous excesses < the carnival of spring >3. a. : a traveling enterprise consisting of such amusements as sideshows, games of chance, Ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds, and shooting galleries : circus b. : an organized program of entertainment or exhibition : festival < a winter carnival > < a book carnival >
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