| 释义 |
week
\ˈwēk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English weke, wike, wolk, from Old English wice, wicu, wucu; akin to Old High German wehha, wohha week, wehsal change, turn, Old Norse vika week, Gothic wiko order, turn, Latin vicis change, turn, Old Norse vīkja to move, turn, Old English wīr wire — more at wire
1.
a. : one of a series of seven-day cycles used in various calendars but especially in Jewish and Gregorian calendars and in the old Julian calendar from the time of Constantine
b.
(1) : a week beginning with a specified day or containing a specified holiday
< the week of the 18th >
< Easter week >
< Christmas week >
(2) : a week appointed for public recognition of some cause
< Better Speech Week >
< Fire Prevention Week >
2.
a. : any seven consecutive days
b. : a series of regular working, business, or school days during each seven-day period
c. : one of the four periods into which in accounting a month is often divided in reporting gross earnings with the first three containing seven days each and the fourth including the rest of the month
d. : a regularly recurring calendrical cycle of days unrelated to astronomical phenomena usually smaller than a month
< spends a native week of four days — M.J.Herskovits >
3.
a. : a week ago from a specified day
< it was Sunday week when he came >
< she was here this day week >
< last Sunday week >
b. : a week from a specified day
< the game will be played on Saturday week >
< next Sunday week >
< school begins a week today > |