holiday是什么意思_holiday怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

a day on which work is suspended by law or custom;"no mail is delivered on federal holidays"
"it"s a good thing that New Year"s was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"

Verb:

spend or take a vacation

中英词源

holiday 假期

来自古英语haligdaeg,神圣的日子，即holy day.其原义为宗教节日，安息日。后引申词义假期。比较festival.

holiday: holiday: [OE] A holiday was originally a ‘holy day’, a day set aside as a religious festival. The first signs of the word being used for a ‘day on which no work is done’ (originally because of its religious significance) appear in the 14th century.
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holiday (n.): 1500s, earlier haliday (c. 1200), from Old English haligdæg "holy day; Sabbath," from halig "holy" (see holy) + dæg "day" (see day); in 14c. meaning both "religious festival" and "day of recreation," but pronunciation and sense diverged 16c. As a verb meaning "to pass the holidays" by 1869. Happy holidays is from mid-19c., in British English, with reference to summer vacation from school. As a Christmastime greeting, by 1937, American English, in Camel cigarette ads.

词态变化

复数 holidays;
第三人称单数 holidays;
过去式 holidayed;
过去分词 holidayed;
现在分词 holidaying;

权威造句

1. People are having to think hard about their holiday plans.: 人们现在得仔细地琢磨自己的度假计划。

2. Our tour prices bore little resemblance to those in the holiday brochures.: 我们的旅游报价和那些度假手册里的价格相去甚远。

3. The trading day is shortened in observance of the Labor Day holiday.: 因庆祝劳工节，这个交易日交易时间缩短了。

4. They are bound to take time to readjust after a holiday.: 他们肯定需要时间重新适应假期结束后的生活。

5. New Year"s Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.: 元旦是全英国的公众假日。

近反义词

break

feast

festival

leave

rest

vacation

相似短语

on holiday 在休假中,在度假

be on holiday 正在休假[去休假]

Roman holiday n. 幸灾乐祸,损人利己

religious holiday phr. 宗教节日

holiday resort phr. 度假区

winter holiday n. 寒假

high holiday phr. 赎罪日

official holiday 法定假期

holiday variation 假期差异

holiday centre 【英】度假中心

单词分析

这些名词均有“假日，节日”之意。
holiday指按规定不工作的各种假日，时间可长可短。在英国复数形式表示较长的假期。
festival指公众庆祝、欢度的节日。
vacation通常指时间较长的假期，如学校的寒暑假等。
leave主要指政府机关工作人员或军队人员获准的休假、假期。

记忆方法

1. holy + 变 y 为 i 加 day.

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