birthday
英 ['bɜːθdeɪ]
美 ['bɝθde]
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. I might buy one for a friend's birthday as a giggle.
- 我可能會買一件送給朋友當生日禮物，逗他開心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her children had the best, most elaborate birthday parties in the neighborhood.
- 她的孩子們的生日聚會在街坊四鄰裏是最好、最講究的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was knighted in the Queen's birthday honours list in June 1988.
- 他於1988年6月被封為爵士，是女王生日宴會上的受勳者之一。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He died two days shy of his 95th birthday.
- 他在離95歲壽辰僅差兩天時去世了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He asked his daughter what she would like for her birthday.
- 他問女兒過生日想要什麽。
來自柯林斯例句