supper是什么意思？supper与dinner区别

supper是什么意思

英 [ˈsʌpə(r)] 美 [ˈsʌpɚ]

n.
晚饭，晚餐；夜点心；晚餐会；

变形
复数：suppers

双语释义
n.(名词)
[U] [C] 晚饭,晚餐 last meal of the day, usually less large and less formal than dinner
英英释义
supper
n.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
a social gathering where a light evening meal is served
"her suppers often included celebrities"

supper与dinner区别

dinner 指一天中的正餐(main meal)，即晚餐。是比较正式的晚宴或晚饭的意思。提到“正餐”，之前国内很多人认为dinner指午餐，supper指晚餐，其实是不准确且过时的。

supper 指晚餐而非正餐，一般指临睡前吃的“夜宵”，餐量少且非正式。在苏格兰地区，supper指普通百姓比较简单、比较晚的一餐。此外，supper还固定用来指圣经中耶稣受难前的最后一次晚餐——Lord's supper, the last supper.

例句:

1. His wife made some pumpkin pies

    for supper.

    他妻子做了一些南瓜馅饼作晚餐。

2. The remains of the supper were taken 

    away.

    晚餐吃剩的东西被收去了。

3. It is now his turn to set me up to a nice 

    dinner.

    现在轮到他请我吃一顿丰盛的晚餐了。

4. Because my husband has gone to a 

    stag dinner, I have to stay at home alone.

    因为我丈夫去参加一个只许男人参加的

    宴会，我只好独自待在家里。

dinner和supper常见的错误用法

1. dinner

我们邀请他来吃饭好吗?

错误 Shall we ask him to the dinner?

正确 Shall we ask him to dinner?

分析：to dinner是固定用法,不能加定冠词the。像这样的短语还有at dinner, before dinner, after dinner等。

2. supper

昨天我吃了一顿很棒的晚饭。

错误 I had wonderful supper yesterday.

正确 I had a wonderful supper yesterday.

分析：supper作“晚饭”解泛指一顿饭的名称时,前面通常不加冠词; 但当有定语修饰时,前面通常加不定冠词a。

综上所述：

supper 专指晚饭（简餐）、晚餐会，也可以指宵夜

dinner 指正餐，多用于晚餐（较正式），宴会、主餐、筵席、款待等。