highday

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A feast day, holiday, or festival; a time of pleasure.
    — Here a man cleaned a horse or his harness, there a group chatted on the curb of the well; here a white-capped cook showed himself, and there, beside the entrance, a couple teased the brown bear that inhabited the stone kennel, and on high days made sport for the Captain of Vlaye's dogs.
  2. A time or period of full activity or strength; heyday.

词形变化

highdays plural high-day alternative

词汇关系

相关词
heyday hightide

词源

From Middle English heh dæi, from Old English hēah dæġ, equivalent to high + day. Compare Dutch hoog dag, German hoher Tag.
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