单词 | calends |
释义 | calends /kal"euhndz/, n. (usually used with a pl. v.) the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides. Also, kalends. [1325-75; ME kalendes, alter. (with native pl. suffix) of L kalendae, perh. equiv. to cal- (base of calare to proclaim) + -end- formative suffix (perh. for *-and-) + -ae pl. ending] |
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