Almanac
['ɔːlmənæk;'ɒl-] or ['ɔlmənæk]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
(noun.) an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year.
手打:罗纳德--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months, to which astronomical data and various statistics are often added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of churches, terms of courts, etc.
格思里整理
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Calendar, ephemeris, register of the year.
杰拉尔德編輯
解釋/意思:
n. a register of the days weeks and months of the year &c.—n. Almanog′rapher an almanac-maker.
德怀特手打
娱乐性解釋/意思：
To dream of an almanac, means variable fortunes and illusive pleasures. To be studying the signs, foretells that you will be harassed by small matters taking up your time.
埃尔希編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- In the New York World Almanac in the library. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- What a wonderful little almanac you are, Celia! 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- THE WAY TO WEALTH, _As dearly shown in the practice of an old Pennsylvania Almanac, entitled, Poor Richard Improved. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- The clerk referring the question to them with his eye, and Mr. George not turning round from the almanac over the fire-place. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- But many of us got our information at a later hour, from the almanac. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- My namesake the physician's almanac could not speak more guardedly. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- George, Mr. Bagnet gruffly whispers when he does turn from the almanac at last. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- One motive was the need of a measurement of time, the same motive as underlies the common interest in the calendar and almanac. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- I found the good man had thoroughly studied my Almanacs, and digested all I had dropped on these topics during the course of twenty-five years. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
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