January

noun
🔊/ˈdʒænjuəri/
🔊/ˈdʒænjueri/
[uncountable, countable]
(abbreviation Jan.)
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  1. 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.会议于1月5日/ 1月5日举行。
    • (North American English) The meeting is on January fifth.会议于1月5日举行。
    • We went to Japan last January.去年一月我们去了日本。
    • I arrived at the end of January.我在一月底到达。
    • 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.一月的早晨很冷。
    Topics Timea1
    Word OriginOld English, from Latin Januarius (mensis) ‘(month) of Janus’, the Roman god who presided over doors and beginnings.