| 单词 | august |
| 释义 | august (once / 1688 pages) adj August is not just the eighth month of the year; it also describes something esteemed or regal. The 200-year-old newspaper covering the royal wedding might be called an august institution. The month August was named for Augustus Caesar who was an important and regal person. This is an easy way to remember the two meanings. Interestingly enough, linguists think that the word august did not descend from the same root as the month August. Find that hard to believe? August sources disagree. Oh, and don't forget to pronounce each word properly — the month has the accent on the first syllable, the adjective on the second. WORD FAMILYaugust: auguster, augustly USAGE EXAMPLESAnd that’s exactly how it’s being played in the august corners of the liberal media. Wall Street Journal(Dec 31, 2016) Yet, here is this vaunted genius opining in the august pages of the nation’s most revered newspaper. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) The Aztecs of Mexico’s central highlands revered pulque, pronounced POOL-kay, reserving it for the highest social classes and the most august occasions. Seattle Times(Dec 06, 2016) 1adj profoundly honored Syn revered, venerable honorable, honourable worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect 2adj of or befitting a lord of august lineage Syn grand, lordly noble of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times August (once / 168 pages) n WORD FAMILY August: Augusts, mid-August USAGE EXAMPLESAt Abuja airport, a South African Airways plane was damaged on landing in August. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) Because of her injuries, Grogan was unable to move to Mitchell right away in August. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) In late August, on the day before classes resumed, Harriott instructed his team to comply with St. Thomas’s grooming standards. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) n the month following July and preceding September Syn|Hyper Aug Gregorian calendar month a month in the Gregorian calendar |
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