birthday
英 /ˈbɜːθdeɪ/,美 /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
名词,指生日、诞辰,即一个人出生的周年纪念日;也可喻指事物的“诞生日期”或机构的“成立纪念日”。例如,可用于描述“火药的发明之日”这类象征性诞生时刻。复数形式为 birthdays 。
序数词搭配:表示“多少岁生日”时需用序数词,如“21岁生日”译为“21st birthday”。
常见动词搭配:
celebrate birthday(庆祝生日)
observe/keep birthday(过生日)
commemorate birthday(纪念诞辰)
介词使用:
具体日期前用 on,如“on my birthday”(在我生日那天);
表目的时用 for,如“a gift for her birthday”(给她的生日礼物)。
| 短语 | 含义 | 示例 |
|---|---|---|
| happy birthday | 生日快乐 | “Happy birthday to you!”(祝你生日快乐!) |
| birthday party | 生日宴会 | “We threw a huge birthday party.”(我们办了场盛大的生日派对。) |
| birthday present/gift | 生日礼物 | “She received a set of gardening tools as a birthday present.”(她收到一套园艺工具作为生日礼物。) |
| birthday cake | 生日蛋糕 | “The children sang while cutting the birthday cake.”(孩子们边唱边切生日蛋糕。) |
| birthday suit | (口语)赤身裸体 | 源自“出生时的状态”,为非正式表达 |
I received a set of gardening tools on my birthday.(生日那天,我收到了一套园艺工具。)
Next Monday will be my 21st birthday.(下星期一是我的21岁生日。)
He gave her an expensive fur for her birthday.(他送她一件昂贵的毛皮大衣作为生日礼物。)
Tom's birthday is this week.(汤姆的生日就在这个星期。)
The company marked its 10th birthday with a charity event.(公司以慈善活动纪念成立10周年。)
She blew out the candles on her birthday cake.(她吹灭了生日蛋糕上的蜡烛。)
We observed Grandpa's 80th birthday with a family dinner.(我们全家聚餐庆祝爷爷的80岁生日。)
I wish you a happy birthday and a wonderful year ahead.(祝你生日快乐,未来一年万事如意。)
The museum will host an exhibition for its 50th birthday.(博物馆将为50周年诞辰举办展览。)
He was surprised by the surprise birthday party.(他对这场惊喜生日派对感到意外。)
anniversary(周年纪念)、date of birth(出生日期)、birthdate(出生年月日)、natal day(生日,书面用语)
从日常祝福到正式纪念,birthday 是表达生命庆典的核心词汇。下次为朋友准备 birthday present 时,不妨用“Happy birthday”传递温暖——这个简单短语已成为跨越文化的生日祝福标配。