birthday

英 ['bɜːθdeɪ] 美 ['bɝθde]
  • n. 生日,诞辰;诞生的日子

英文词源


birthday (n.)
late 14c., from Old English byrddæg, "anniversary celebration of someone's birth" (at first usually a king or saint); see birth (n.) + day. Meaning "day on which one is born" is from 1570s. Birthnight is attested from 1620s.

双语例句


1. I might buy one for a friend's birthday as a giggle.
我可能会买一件送给朋友当生日礼物,逗他开心。

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2. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood.
她的孩子们的生日聚会在街坊四邻里是最好、最讲究的。

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3. He was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list in June 1988.
他于1988年6月被封为爵士,是女王生日宴会上的受勋者之一。

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4. He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.
他在离95岁寿辰仅差两天时去世了。

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5. He asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday.
他问女儿过生日想要什么。

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