Boxing Day
短语n. 节礼日；圣诞节后的第一个工作日
发音
UK
/ˈbɒksɪŋ deɪ/
US
/ˈbɑːksɪŋ deɪ/
AU
词形变化
Boxing Days
复数
Boxing Days
释义与例句
n.
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1.
The day after Christmas; the 26th of December.
节礼日
There are plenty of discounted Christmas items in the Boxing Day sale.
词汇关系
词源
Perhaps because of boxes that were placed outside churches to collect special offerings tied to St. Stephen's Day; or because of the old British custom of tradesmen collecting “Christmas boxes” of money or presents on the first weekday after Christmas as thanks for good service, mentioned by the English diarist Samuel Pepys (1633–1703).
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