august

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɔːˈɡʌst/    美 /ɔˈɡʌst/|/ə-/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”). alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To make ripe; ripen. obsolete,rare
  2. To bring to realization. obsolete,rare
    — By divine science and cœlestial art / He for the cause of the dear nations toiled, / And augusted man's heavenly hopes that so, / […] / he might, by awful rites / […] / Adhæsion with Divinity achieve.
形容词 adj.
  1. Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.
    — an august patron of the arts
  2. Of noble birth.
    — an august lineage

词形变化

auguster comparative more august comparative augustest superlative most august superlative augusts present,singular,third-person augusting participle,present augusted participle,past augusted past augusts plural

词汇关系

衍生词
augustly augustness August Thearch unaugust
相关词
auction augment August Augustine Augustinian

词源

词源 1
From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of August and Augustus.
词源 2
From August.
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