many happy returns

短语

发音

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释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A greeting, usually for birthdays, in reference to the passing year; Happy birthday!

    习语

词源

The earliest attributable use was by Lady Newdigate in a letter written in 1789 (and published in Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels in 1898): Many happy returns of ye day to us my Dr Love.

来源：wiktionary