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intercalary

英 [ɪn'tɜːkəl(ə)rɪ; ,ɪntə'kæl(ə)rɪ] 美[ɪn'tɝkə,lɛri]
  • adj. (历法)闰的;被夹于中间的;插入中间的

英英释意


1. added or having an addition to make the calender year correspond to the solar year;
"Feb. 29 is an intercalary day"
"leap year is an intercalary year"

英文词源


intercalary (adj.)
1610s, from Latin intercalarius, from intercalare (see intercalate).

实用场景例句


Feb. 29 is an intercalary day.
2月29日是个闰日.

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A leap year is an intercalary year.
闰年是“插进来”的一年.

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