holiday

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ/|/ˈhɒlɪdi/    美 /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
    — Near-synonyms: holy day, feast day, festival (feast day sense)
  2. A day declared free from work by the state or government.
  3. A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural. Australia,UK
    — How much holiday are you allowed?
  4. A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation). Australia,UK
    — I want to take a French course this summer holiday.
  5. A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
    — a mortgage payment holiday
  6. A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
动词 v.
  1. To take a period of time away from work or study. UK,intransitive
  2. To spend a period of time in recreational travel. UK,intransitive

词形变化

holidays plural holyday alternative holidays present,singular,third-person holidaying participle,present holidayed participle,past holidayed past holyday alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
alcoholiday all holiday antiholiday bank holiday blindman's holiday blind man's holiday busman's holiday drug holiday enjoy your holiday go on holiday half-holiday Hallmark holiday happy holidays high days and holidays High Holidays holidate Holiday holiday camp holidayer holiday fic holidayfic holiday heart holiday heart syndrome holiday home holidayism holiday let holiday-maker holidaymaker holidaymaking holiday ownership holiday package holiday park holiday pay holiday season holiday speeches holiday time holiday tree holiday village holigay legal holiday national holiday nonholiday package holiday postholiday preholiday public holiday Roman holiday school holiday stat holiday statutory holiday summer holiday unholiday winter holiday
相关词
hallow Halloween whole

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos
Proto-Germanic *hailaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-Germanic *hailagaz
Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-?
Proto-Germanic *dagaz
Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz
Old English hāliġdæġ
Middle English halyday
English holiday
From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy + day. Compare West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos
Proto-Germanic *hailaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-Germanic *hailagaz
Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-?
Proto-Germanic *dagaz
Proto-Germanic *hailagadagaz
Old English hāliġdæġ
Middle English halyday
English holiday
From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy + day. Compare West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).
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