释义 |
wednes·day \ˈwenzdē, -di also -(ˌ)dā\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English wodnesday, wednesday, from Old English wōdnesdæg; akin to Old Frisian wēnsdei Wednesday, Old Norse ōthinsdagr; all from a prehistoric West Germanic-North Germanic compound formed from components represented by Old English Wōden, the chief god of the Germanic peoples, identified with the Roman Mercury, and Old English dæg day; translation of Latin Mercurii dies, literally, day of Mercury (the Roman god of commerce and the planet Mercury) — more at day : the fourth day of the week : the day following Tuesday |