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单词 month
释义
month (mŭnth)
n.
1. A unit of time corresponding approximately to one cycle of the moon's phases, or about 30 days or 4 weeks.
2. One of the 12 divisions of a year as determined by a calendar, especially the Gregorian calendar. Also called calendar month.
3. A period extending from a date in one calendar month to the corresponding date in the following month.
4. A sidereal month.
5. A lunar month.
6. A solar month.
Idiom:
month of Sundays Informal
An indefinitely long period of time: It will take you a month of Sundays to chop all that wood.

[Middle English moneth, month, from Old English mōnath; see mē-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: The singular noun month, preceded by a number and a hyphen, is used as a compound adjective: a three-month vacation. The plural possessive form without a hyphen is also standard: a three months' vacation.
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