Holiday
[ 'hɑl?de ]
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n. 假日，休息日;節日;
vi. 度假，休假;
?? 詞根助記
holi=holy神圣的+day日子 → 宗教節日 → 節日，假日
?? 例句
Peter is on holiday; he is touring Italy.
彼得在休假，他在意大利旅游。
Our holiday plans are gradually shaping.
我們的假期計劃正逐漸成形。
I am here on business as opposed to a holiday.
我在這里是辦公事而不是度假.
Our holiday has eaten into our savings.
休假用掉了我們一部分積蓄。
My holiday is to see your pleasure.
我的假日只是為了使你快樂。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ holi-holy神圣,day-日子:假日往往也是神圣的日子
※ ho-拼音“猴”,li-拼音“離”,day-日子:猴子離開的日子是去度假去了
※ ho-拼音“厚”,li-拼音“利”,day-日子:假期是商家能得豐厚利潤的日子
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?? 牛津釋義
holiday
n
1
(a) day of rest, recreation or festivity, when no work is done 假日; 節日
Sunday is a holiday in Christian countries. 在基督教國家中星期天是假日.
(b) (esp Brit) (also esp US vacation) (often pl 常作復數) period of time away from everyday work, used esp for travel, recreation and rest 假期
the school holidays 學校的假期
the Christmas holidays 圣誕節假期
We're going to Spain for our summer holiday(s). 我們打算去西班牙度暑假.
I'm taking two weeks' holiday. 我正在休假兩星期.
I'm entitled to 20 days' holiday a year. 我每年有20天假期.
[attrib 作定語]
a holiday resort, brochure 度假勝地、 手冊.
2 (idm 習語) a busman's holiday => busman (bus). high days and holidays => high1. on `holiday/on one's `holidays having a holiday 在休假
The typist is away on holiday this week. 打字員本周休假. holiday, v (esp Brit) (also esp US vacation) [I, Ipr, Ip]
spend a holiday 度假
They're holidaying on the west coast. 他們正在西海岸度假. holiday, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Holiday, vacation and leave all indicate a period of absence from work or duty. *holiday、 vacation、 leave均指不工作、 不上課或不值班的期間. There are differences between British and American usage. 這幾個詞的用法在英美之間有所不同.
1 Holiday is used in both Britain and the US to mean a single day without work because of a religious or national festival 因宗教節日或國家喜慶而停止工作的單日假, 英美兩國均用holiday表示之
Friday is a holiday in Muslim countries. 在伊斯蘭教國家中星期五是假日.
The shops are closed tomorrow because it is a bank holiday. 明天是法定假日, 商店停止營業.
In this country New Year's Day is a national holiday. 在這個國家里, 元旦是全國性的假日.
2 Holiday is used in Britain and vacation in the US when talking about the regular period of time taken away from work each year 指每年中的例行休假期間, 英國用holiday, 美國則用vacation
Where are you going for your summer holidays/vacation? 你打算去哪里度暑假?
I was on holiday/vacation last month. 我上個月休假了.
3 In Britain vacation is used mainly for the period of time when universities and lawcourts do not work 在英國, vacation主要用以指大學和法院放假期間
in Britain the long vacation is from June to October 在英國, 長的假期是從六月到十月.
4 Leave means permission given to an employee to be absent from work for a special reason *leave指雇員因有某種理由而獲準的休假
She's been given sick/compassionate/maternity leave. 她獲準休病假[事假/產假].
They've refused him leave of absence. 他們不準他休假.
He's taken unpaid leave for a month. 他請了一個月的停薪假.
5 Leave also means the period away from official duties of those working overseas, eg soldiers and diplomats *leave亦指派往海外工作的人員（如軍人和外交人員）的假期
He gets home leave every two years. 他每兩年有一次探親假.
?? 考研助記
神圣的(holy-holi)的一天(day)是 假日
?? 擴展釋義
*['h?l?di]n. 假日, 假期, 節日vi. 度假【法】 假日, 假期, 休假相關詞組: make holiday on holiday take a holiday
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Nothing much.
沒什么要緊的事。
Give me a call.
給我打電話。
If there is one -- which I take leave to doubt -- then it is older people who create it, not the young themselves.
如果這個問題存在的話 -- 請允許我對此持懷疑態度 -- 那么，這個問題是由老年人而不是青年人造成的。