workaday

a. 工作日的, 平常日子的, 普通的 [法] 工作日的, 日常的, 普通的

发音

UK /ˈwɜːkədeɪ/
US /ˈwɜɹkədeɪ/

词形变化

workadays 复数 workadays more workaday 比较级 most workaday 最高级

别名

workyday work-a-day workday

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A workday.

    古体 方言
adj.
  1. 1.

    Suitable for everyday use.

    日常

    日用

  2. 2.

    Mundane or commonplace.

    平凡

    普通

词汇关系

词源

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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