January

英 ['d??nj?(?)r?] 美['d??nj?'?ri]

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復數:?Januaries;

January 一月

來自拉丁語Ianuarius mensis,門神Janus之月，用來指一月。

January: January: [14] The ancient Romans had a god named Janus whose head had two faces, looking in opposite directions. He was the tutelary deity of doorways, and his festival month was at the beginning of the year, when he could look both backwards at the old year and forwards to the new one. This month was therefore called Jānuārius mensis ‘month of Janus’ – whence English January.
January (n.): late 13c., Ieneuer, from Old North French Genever, Old French Jenvier (Modern French Janvier), attested from early 12c. in Anglo-French, from Latin Ianuarius (mensis) "(the month) of Janus," to whom the month was sacred as the beginning of the year (see Janus; cognates: Italian Gennaio, Proven?al Genovier, Portuguese Janeiro). The form was gradually Latinized by c. 1400. Replaced Old English geola se ?fterra "Later Yule." In Chaucer, a type-name for an old man.

1. The club has moved its meeting to Saturday, January 22nd.: 俱樂部已經把會議日期改到1月22號，星期六。

2. He arrived on January 9, disheveled and much the worse for wear.: 他是1月9號到的，蓬頭垢面，疲憊不堪。

3. The Independent Labour Party was founded in Bradford on January 13, 1893.: 獨立工黨1893年1月13日在布拉德福德成立。

4. Both chambers plan to vote on that policy before January 15th.: 兩院都打算在1月15日前對那一政策進行投票表決。