크리스마스이브가 되었습니다. 온 세상이 크리스마스트리와 캐럴로 가득한 행복한 시즌이지요. 크리스마스 시즌이 되면 유난히 자주 사용되는 일명 크리스마스 워드 리스트가 있는데 아래 리스트의 단어들을 알아두시면 크리스마스 관련 웬만한 단어는 알고 계시는 겁니다. :)
그럼 크리스마스 관련 단어들을 살펴보도록 할까요.
List of Christmas Words
Christmas | Merry | Festive | Santa Claus |
Saint Nicholas | Kris Kringle | Elves | Jolly |
Reindeer | Carols | Carolling | Carolers |
Mistletoe | Frankincense | Myrrh | Nativity |
Xmas | Yuletide | Tinsel | Stocking |
Presents | Fruitcake | Chimney | Jesus |
Birth | Family | Candy | Pinecone |
Spirit | Tidings | Tradition | Rudolph |
Sleigh | Holiday | Holly | Ornaments |
Scrooge | Sledge | Snowball | St. Nicks |
Snowman | Rejoice | Father Christmas | Christmas Eve |
Christmas tree | Jack Frost | Santa’s helpers | Santa’s workshop |
Christmas carol | Christmas card | Frosty the Snowman | December 25 |
Sleigh bells | Gingerbread house | North Pole | Plum pudding |
Season’s greetings | Celebrate | Christmas tree stand | Chestnuts |
Angel | Elf | Feast | Goose |
위의 단어들중 조금 난도가 있는 단어들의 뜻을 정리해 보았습니다. 크리스마스쯤에 꼭 알아야 하는 단어들 모음입니다. :)
Myrrh : 아기 예수와 성모마리아가 동방 박사들에게서 받은 선물
Mistletoe : 크리스마스 장식에 쓰는 덩굴식물
Tidings : 소식, 뉴스
Holly : 호랑가시나무(잎가에 뾰족뾰족한 가시가 돋아 있고 새빨간 열매가 달리는 나무로 흔히 크리스마스 때 장식용으로 쓰임)
Ornaments : 장신구
Nativity : 예수의 탄생[성탄]
Yuletide : 크리스마스 무렵
Tinsel : (특히 크리스마스 때 쓰는) 장식용 반짝이 조각
Christmas Stocking : 크리스마스 양말(크리스마스 때 아이들이 선물을 받으려고 밤에 머리맡에 걸어 두는 양말)
Rejoice : 크게[대단히] 기뻐하다
Jack Frost : (의인화한) 서리
Christmas wordMeaning 이번엔 단어뜻들을 영문으로 읽어 보세요. 100가지 크리스마스 영어 단어들 모음이며 영문으로 설명되어 있습니다. 독해 난도가 높지 않으니 한번 쭉 읽어 내려 보시고 정말 모르겠다 싶으면 영문사전을 검색해 보실 것을 추천드립니다.
Christmas wordMeaning
25 December | Christmas Day |
Advent | The period of four weeks before Christmas |
Advent calendar | An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to mark the days leading up to Christmas |
Angel | A messenger from God, important around Christmas because an angel appeared to Mary to announce the birth of Jesus |
Aglitter | Sparkling or glittering, especially with reflected light (like: the Christmas tree is aglitter with lights) |
Baubles | A ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree |
Birth | Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus in Christian religions |
Boughs | A large branch of a tree |
Boxing Day | The day after Christmas. Why is it called "Boxing" day? We're not really sure |
Candy | Also called lollies or sweets in Australia or the UK. Children usually get candy for Christmas |
Candy canes | A type of Christmas candy/lollies |
Carolers | People who sing carols |
Carolling | Singing carols |
Carols | A happy or religious song, usually one sung at Christmas |
Celebrate | To observe an event, like Christmas, with ceremonies, traditions, and festivities |
Cheer | A shout of encouragement, praise, or joy. |
Chestnuts | A traditional ingredient for Christmas dishes, especially in America |
Chimney | Santa comes down the chimney to deliver gifts to good children |
Christmas | The annual Christian festival celebrating Christ's birth |
Christmas Crackers | A festive cardboard paper tube that make a snapping sound when pulled open, and often contain a small gift and a joke |
Christmas Eve | The day before Christmas |
Christmas tree | A real (or fake) evergreen tree that is decorated and kept in the home at Christmas |
Christmas tree stand | A Christmas tree stand is an object designed to support a cut, natural or an artificial Christmas tree |
Christmas Sweaters | A sweater (also called a jumper) is a garment themed with a Christmas or winter-style design, often worn during the festive season. |
Cranberry sauce | A traditional Christmas sauce, usually to accompany a turkey dish |
Deck | Another word for decorating (from the song Deck the Halls) |
Decorating | To add things to an object in order to make it more attractive. Like decorating the Christmas tree with baubles |
Eggnog | A traditional christmas a drink consisting of rum, brandy, or other alcohol mixed with beaten egg, milk, and sugar |
Elf | A supernatural creature of folk tales, typically represented as a small. Elves accompany Santa. |
Elves | Plural of Elf |
Eve | The day before (Christmas) |
Family | Parents, children, sibblings, etc. Usually the people you would celebrate Christmas with |
Father Christmas | Another name for Santa |
Feast | A large meal, typically a celebratory one (for example a Christmas feast) |
Festive | Cheerful and jovially celebratory, usually relating to Christmas |
Frankincense | A type of incense - producing a strong aromatic scent |
Frosty the Snowman | A popular Christmas song |
Fruitcake | A Christmas dessert |
Gift-wrapping | To wrap presents in decorative paper (so the person you give the gist to doesn't know what they are getting) |
Gingerbread house | A novelty confectionery shaped like a building that is made of cookie dough, cut and baked into appropriate components like walls and roofing |
Goose | Before Turkey became a popular Christmas dish, people usually served geese (plural for goose) for Christmas dinner |
Grinch | A mean-spirited person who spoils the enjoyment of others (Christmas Grinch who spoils Christmas) |
Ho, ho, ho! | What Santa says before "Merry Christmas!" |
Holiday | A period of free time, also called vacation in the US |
Holly | A small evergreen tree with shiny, sharp leaves and small, round, red fruit. It's used for Christmas decorations |
Holy | Related to religion or a god (Christmas is a holy day because it marks the birth of Jesus) |
Jack Frost | Jack Frost represents the coming of dark, cold days, like winter in the northern hemisphere |
Jesus | The son of God, also called Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity |
Jingle Bells | Famous Christmas song |
Jolly | Happy and cheerful |
Kris Kringle | A game of gift-giving around Christmas |
Merry | Another word for happy and cheerful |
Miracles | An unusual, mysterious, inexplicable event, usually for a good outcome |
Mistletoe | A plant with yellowish flowers and white berries, usually associated with Christmas |
Myrrh | An expensive spice, used for making perfume, incense, medicine (pronounced "mur"). It was given on Jesus' birth. |
Nativity | When written with a lowercase 'n' it means the occasion of a person's birth. When you see it with a capital 'N' it means the birth of Jesus Christ |
Naughty list | If you're on Santa's naughty list, you haven't been good throughout the year and may not get Christmas gifts |
North Pole | The most northerly point on Earth, but also the place where Santa lives |
Nutcracker | Nutcracker dolls (or Christmas nutcrackers) are decorative figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier |
Ornaments | A beautiful object, used as a decoration |
Peace | Freedom from violence, especially living/working together happily without disagreements (You'll hear "Peace on Earth" a lot around Christmas) |
Pinecone | A hard, oval "fruit" from a pine tree. Around Christmas used as a decoration. |
Plum pudding | A traditional Christmas dessert (fun fact: in the UK dessert is usually called pudding) |
Presents | Gifts |
Quince pie | Traditional Christmas dessert |
Reindeer | The animals in front of Santa's sleigh |
Rejoice | To be glad |
Rudolph | The name of Santa's red-nosed reindeer (there are also Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen) |
Saint Nicholas | A Christian bishop who helped the needy. Saint Nicholas transformed into the legendary character called Santa Claus, who brings Christmas presents to children around the world |
Santa Claus | Anther word for Santa |
Santa's helpers | Usually elves (but children are often given the honorary role as "Santa's little helper") |
Santa's workshop | The place where Santa prepares all the presents for kids around the world |
Scrooge | A person who is stingy with money, a selfish person who doesn't like giving or spending |
Season's greetings | Special well-wishes, or greetings, you give to another person |
Seconds | Having another serve at dinner |
Secret Santa | Anonymous gift swap |
Sledge | A sleigh |
Sleigh | A sled or a vehicle that's drawn over snow or ice (but in Santa's case, it flies and is drawn by reindeer) |
Sleigh bells | A tinkling bell attached to the harness of a sleigh horse |
Snow globe | A decoration made from glass or plastic, filled with a clear liquid and a substance that looks like snow (and the snow falls when shaken) |
Snowball | A ball made out of snow |
Snowman | A figure of a person made of packed snow |
Spirit | The mood, or attitude of a person, group, or period of time (like Christmas spirit) |
St. Nicks | While Santa is named after St Nicholas (colloquially called St Nick), the birthday of this saint is on December 6. |
Star | The Christmas star guided the three kings, or wise men, to the baby Jesus |
Stocking | Usually womens garments, but around Christmas we usually mean a long sock worn by men hung up by children for Santa to fill with presents |
Stuffing | A mixture of food that's used to fill something that is going to be eaten (like stuffing for the turkey) |
Tidings | News or information, as in: the bearer of glad tidings |
Tinsel | A decoration of threads, strips, or sheets of paper, or plastic used to produce a glittering and sparkling appearance |
Toy sack | Large sacks for used by Santa to put presents in |
Tradition | A custom or belief (like Christmas) handed down from one generation to another |
Trimmings | Other foods that are served with the main dish of a meal (like Turkey with all the trimmings) |
Unwrap | Process of opening (unwrapping) your Christmas presents |
Vacation | Also called holiday in British English |
Wishlist | A list where people write down all the things they'd like as Christmas gifts |
Wreath | Decorations made from evergreens to represent the everlasting life, they are usually round with no beginning or end |
Xmas | Another word for Christmas, usually seen in the US |
Yule | Another word for Christmas |
Yuletide | The Christmas season |
크리스마스 이브에 올리는 크리스마스 관련 포스팅이네요. 이글 읽으시는 모든 분들 행복만이 가득한 크리스마스가 되시길 바랄게요. 메리 크리스마스!!! ^_^/
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