单词 | month |
释义 | month ![]() n. Idiom: 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. 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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