April showern.

Brit.

/ˌeɪpr(ᵻ)l ˈʃaʊə/, U.S.

/ˌeɪprəl ˈʃaʊ(ə)r/

Forms: see April n. and shower n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: April n., shower n.¹

Etymology: < April n. + shower n.¹

A (light) shower of rain occurring in April, esp. regarded as characteristic of spring. Frequently in plural. Also figurative.

ΚΠ

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Ellesmere) (1868) l. 1 Aprille [c1405 Hengwrt Auerylle, c1415 Corpus Oxf. Apprille] with hise schoures soote.]

c1450 (?c1408) J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte (1901) l. 6310 (MED) Holsom as the Aprile shour Fallyng on the erbes newe.

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. Dii Your colowre Is lyke the dasy flowre After the aprill showre.

1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxxxviii. sig. Nn iii Teares..like drops in Aprill showrs.

1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 363 Sweetely it fell like an Aprill shower.

1703 C. Boyle As you find It iii. ii. 37 The..Gentleman will..storm a little; but 'twill be an April Shower, I fancy, it won't last long.

1853 Times 28 Apr. 8/1 Instead of the old ‘April showers’, we have had successive falls of hail and sleet.

1953 G. H. T. Kimble Way of World ii. 73 The conjuring up of an April shower might elate a cotton grower, but it could easily ruin the ripening strawberry crop of his neighbor.

2006 Decanter June 27/2 The April showers precipitated the budding.

Phrases

Proverb. April showers bring (forth) May flowers and variants.

ΚΠ

1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry f. 44 Swete Aprill showers do spring May flowers.

1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 12/1 in Παροιμιογραϕια April showers bring forth May flowers.

1768 New-Eng. Town & Country Almanack 1769 April April showers..produce May-flowers.

1846 M. A. Denham Coll. Prov. & Pop. Sayings (1846) 36 March winds and April showers Bring forth May flowers.

1921 Sphere 14 May 152 If there was anybody left to believe in the saying that ‘April showers bring forth May flowers’ their simple faith must have been rudely shattered by May's behaviour this year.

2001 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 16 Feb. t31 If April showers bring May flowers, what does February frostiness bring?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	april shower
释义	April showern. Brit. /ˌeɪpr(ᵻ)l ˈʃaʊə/, U.S. /ˌeɪprəl ˈʃaʊ(ə)r/ Forms: see April n. and shower n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: April n., shower n.¹ Etymology: < April n. + shower n.¹ A (light) shower of rain occurring in April, esp. regarded as characteristic of spring. Frequently in plural. Also figurative. ΚΠ c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Ellesmere) (1868) l. 1 Aprille [c1405 Hengwrt Auerylle, c1415 Corpus Oxf. Apprille] with hise schoures soote.] c1450 (?c1408) J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte (1901) l. 6310 (MED) Holsom as the Aprile shour Fallyng on the erbes newe. 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell sig. Dii Your colowre Is lyke the dasy flowre After the aprill showre. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxxxviii. sig. Nn iii Teares..like drops in Aprill showrs. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 363 Sweetely it fell like an Aprill shower. 1703 C. Boyle As you find It iii. ii. 37 The..Gentleman will..storm a little; but 'twill be an April Shower, I fancy, it won't last long. 1853 Times 28 Apr. 8/1 Instead of the old ‘April showers’, we have had successive falls of hail and sleet. 1953 G. H. T. Kimble Way of World ii. 73 The conjuring up of an April shower might elate a cotton grower, but it could easily ruin the ripening strawberry crop of his neighbor. 2006 Decanter June 27/2 The April showers precipitated the budding. Phrases Proverb. April showers bring (forth) May flowers and variants. ΚΠ 1573 T. Tusser Fiue Hundreth Points Good Husbandry f. 44 Swete Aprill showers do spring May flowers. 1659 J. Howell Prov. Eng. Toung 12/1 in Παροιμιογραϕια April showers bring forth May flowers. 1768 New-Eng. Town & Country Almanack 1769 April April showers..produce May-flowers. 1846 M. A. Denham Coll. Prov. & Pop. Sayings (1846) 36 March winds and April showers Bring forth May flowers. 1921 Sphere 14 May 152 If there was anybody left to believe in the saying that ‘April showers bring forth May flowers’ their simple faith must have been rudely shattered by May's behaviour this year. 2001 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 16 Feb. t31 If April showers bring May flowers, what does February frostiness bring? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1450
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