Knees-up
Slang Term
British
★★★☆☆ Moderate
Casual
含义: A lively party with dancing (British)
热闹的舞会派对（英式）
Fiesta animada con baile (británico)
賑やかなダンスパーティー（イギリス式）
흥겨운 댄스 파티 (영국식)
British term for a boisterous party, especially one involving dancing and drinking. From an old song about lifting your knees.
英式用语，指热闹的派对，尤其是有跳舞和喝酒的。来自一首关于抬腿跳舞的老歌。
Término británico para una fiesta animada, especialmente con baile y bebida. De una vieja canción sobre levantar las rodillas.
イギリス英語で、特にダンスとお酒を伴う賑やかなパーティーを指す。膝を上げて踊る古い歌から来ている。
춤과 음주가 동반되는 떠들썩한 파티를 뜻하는 영국식 표현. 무릎을 높이 들어 올리라는 옛 노래에서 유래.
例句
- We're having a knees-up for his birthday. 我们要为他的生日办个热闹派对。Vamos a hacer una fiesta por su cumpleaños.彼の誕生日にパーティーを開く。그의 생일에 파티를 열 거야.
- It turned into a proper knees-up. 变成了一场真正的狂欢。Se convirtió en una fiesta de verdad.本格的なパーティーになった。제대로 된 파티가 되었다.
- What a knees-up that was! 那派对真热闹！¡Qué fiesta fue!すごいパーティーだった！정말 대단한 파티였어!
- Fancy a knees-up?想来场狂欢吗？¿Te apetece una fiesta?パーティーしたい？파티할래?
发音
/niːz ʌp/
用法指南
语境: parties, celebrations, social
语气: festive, working-class
✓ 正确说法
- Having a knees-up.办个热闹派对Hacer una fiestaパーティーを開く파티를 열다.
- What a knees-up!好热闹的派对！¡Qué fiesta!すごいパーティー！대단한 파티!
- Proper knees-up.正宗的狂欢Fiesta de verdad本格的なパーティー제대로 된 파티.
✗ 错误说法
- Very British非常英式Muy británicoとてもイギリス的매우 영국적 표현
- Slightly old-fashioned有点老派Algo anticuadoやや古風다소 구식인 표현
常见错误
- British specific
- From a music hall song
起源与历史
From the music hall song 'Knees Up Mother Brown' (1938). Lifting knees in dancing became synonymous with lively parties.
词源: From song 'Knees Up Mother Brown' (1938)
最早记录: British slang from 1940s
文化背景
Era: 1940s onwards
Generation: All ages but slightly old-fashioned
Social background: Working-class origins
Pop culture: 'Knees Up Mother Brown' song; Cockney culture
Regional notes: British, especially London/working-class. Americans won't understand.
变体
Knees-upA knees-upProper knees-up
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