red letter day

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A day marked in red on calendars; a church feast day.
    — The only red-letter day occurring in July, is the twenty-fifth, called St James's Day.
  2. A particularly significant day; a day of personal or sectarian celebration. idiomatic
    — Monday was a red letter day for her. She accomplished a lot and had fun doing it.

词形变化

red letter days plural red-letter day alternative

词源

An allusion to the practice, dating to classical antiquity, of marking important days in red on calendars.
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