| 单词 | almanac |
| 释义 | almanac (once / 2800 pages) n An almanac is an annual publication devoted to the facts and statistics of a given subject. You might consult a sports almanac for the coming year's scheduled games, or information on your favorite (or least favorite) player. The background of the noun almanac is somewhat hazy, with some suggesting it came from the Greek almenichiakon and others suggesting it came from the Spanish-Arabic al-manakh, both meaning "calendar." The astronomical almanac was once a book of permanent tables, with the annual version appearing in the 16th Century. Perhaps the most famous almanacs were Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac, and the Farmer's Almanac, published continuously since 1792, which offers weather predictions as well as astronomical tables and gardening tips. WORD FAMILYalmanac: almanacs USAGE EXAMPLESOur source is the Old Farmer’s Almanac, and here is the how-to: Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) For followers of the Stock Trader’s Almanac and others who look for patterns in the stock market, those were resounding portents of financial doom. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) Researchers at Durham University and the UK’s Nautical Almanac Office gathered historical accounts of eclipses and other celestial events from 720BC to 2015. The Guardian(Dec 06, 2016) 1n an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year Hyper annual, yearbook, yearly a reference book that is published regularly once every year 2n an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year Syn|Hyper farmer's calendar annual, yearbook, yearly a reference book that is published regularly once every year |
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