unbirthday

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ʌnˈbɜːθ.deɪ/    美 /ʌnˈbɝθ.deɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A day that is not one's birthday but is celebrated as though it were.
    — "They gave it me," Humpty Dumpty continued thoughtfully, as he crossed one knee over the other and clasped his hands round it, "they gave it me⸺for an un-birthday present." / "I beg your pardon?" Alice said with a puzzled air." / "I'm not offended," said Humpty Dumpty. / "I mean, what is an un-birthday present?" / "A present given when it isn't your birthday, of course."

词形变化

unbirthdays plural un-birthday alternative

词源

From un- + birthday, coined by English writer Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) in Through the Looking-Glass (1871).
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