January
noun /ˈdʒænjuəri/
/ˈdʒænjueri/
[uncountable, countable] (abbreviation Jan.)
- the 1st month of the year, between December and February
一月 - She was born in January.
她出生于一月。 - (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of January/January the fifth.
会议在1月5日/1月5日举行。 - (North American English) The meeting is on January fifth.
会议在1月5日。 - We went to Japan last January.
我们去年一月去了日本。 - I arrived at the end of January.
我是一月底到的。 - last January's election
去年一月的选举 - the January sales (= when a shop sells its goods at a lower price than usual)
元月大减价 - It was a cold January morning.
那是一个寒冷的一月早晨。
词源Old English, from Latin Januarius (mensis) ‘(month) of Janus’, the Roman god who presided over doors and beginnings. - She was born in January.