Boxing Day

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/    美 /ˈbɑːksɪŋ deɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The day after Christmas; the 26th of December.
    — There are plenty of discounted Christmas items in the Boxing Day sale.

词形变化

Boxing Days plural

词源

Perhaps because of boxes that were placed outside churches to collect special offerings tied to St. Stephen's Day; or because of the old British custom of tradesmen collecting “Christmas boxes” of money or presents on the first weekday after Christmas as thanks for good service, mentioned by the English diarist Samuel Pepys (1633–1703).
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