Yuletide

发音

UK /ˈjuːlˌtaɪd/
AU
US /ˈjulˌtaɪd/

词形变化

Yuletides 复数 Yuletides

别名

yuletide

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The period around Christmas; the Christmas season, Christmastime; specifically, Christmas itself.

    可数 过时 不可数
  2. 2.

    The period of celebration of a pre-Christian festival associated with the (northern) winter solstice, later absorbed into the festival of Christmas (but sometimes recreated by modern neo-pagans).

    可数 过时 不可数
  3. 3.

    The period of southern winter in the middle of the year, sometimes celebrated in the colder, snowy regions of Australia with allusions to Christmas, which originated as a marketing gimmick.

    澳大利亚 可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

noel yule Christmas Christmastide Christmas time

上位词 1

season

部分词 1

Boxing Day

整体词 2

jan dec

词源

Though attested late (c. 1475), probably dates back to Old English *ġēoltīd (literally “Christmas season”). See there for more; equivalent to Yule + -tide.

来源：wiktionary