lunch与luncheon这两个名词均含“午餐”之意。
lunch : 普通用词，系 luncheon 的略语。
- I'm sorry, Joanna isn't here at the moment, she's (gone) out to/gone to lunch.
对不起，乔安娜现在不在，她吃午饭去了。 - We must do lunch sometime (= have lunch together).
哪天我们一定得一起吃个午饭。
luncheon比lunch正式而优雅。指在某一特定场合举行的非常正式的午餐。
- Luncheon will be served at one, Madam.
夫人，午餐在一点钟开始。 - Earlier this month, a luncheon for former UN staff was held in Vienna.
本月早些时候在维也纳设午宴招待了前联合国工作人员。
