workaday

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/    美 /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A workday. archaic,dialectal
形容词 adj.
  1. Suitable for everyday use.
  2. Mundane or commonplace.
    — A retreat, my dear boys, signifies a withdrawal for a while from the cares of our life, the cares of this workaday world, in order to examine the state of our conscience, to reflect on the mysteries of holy religion and to understand better why we are here in this world."

词形变化

more workaday comparative most workaday superlative workyday alternative,obsolete workadays plural workyday alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

相关词
workday

词源

词源 1
Middle English werkedei, from Old Norse virkr dagr (“working day”). Cognate to later workday; see work and day. Used in adjective sense from 16th century. By surface analysis, work + -a- + day. First attested in c. 1200.
词源 2
Middle English werkedei, from Old Norse virkr dagr (“working day”). Cognate to later workday; see work and day. Used in adjective sense from 16th century. By surface analysis, work + -a- + day. First attested in c. 1200.
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