a social occasion with special entertainments or performances
(有特别娱乐或表演的)聚会
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[as modifier]
a gala performance by the Royal Ballet. 皇家芭蕾舞团的特别演出。
〈英〉 专项运动会(尤指游泳比赛)。
variant spelling of
同<Bold>GALLA</Bold>.
"early 17th cent. (in the sense ‘showy dress’): via Italian and Spanish from Old French