anniversary

anniversary — noun

1. a calendar day that returns each year to mark when something memorable first hap

1.名詞B1
釋義

a calendar day that returns each year to mark when something memorable first happened, such as a wedding, a death, or the founding of a country, and is often celebrated or remembered.

例句

Mei and Jacob held a small dinner to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary.

collocation: wedding anniversary; ordinal + anniversary

The school marked the 50th anniversary of its founding with a quiet ceremony in the courtyard.

pattern: the [Nth] anniversary of [event]

同義詞
  • jubilee

    specifically a 25th, 50th, or 60th anniversary, usually of a reign or institution

  • commemoration

    an act of remembering a past event, not necessarily on a yearly cycle

  • milestone

    any significant point reached, not tied to a calendar date

文法句型

[N] of [event]

on one's [Nth] anniversary

用法筆記

Almost always countable and singular with a possessive or ordinal modifier (their anniversary, the 25th anniversary). The event being remembered is introduced with 'of' (the anniversary of the bombing).

常見錯誤

❌We celebrated our anniversary day yesterday.
✅We celebrated our anniversary yesterday.
💡'anniversary' already means the day, so 'anniversary day' is redundant.
❌It is the anniversary for our company.
✅It is the anniversary of our company's founding.
💡use 'of' + the event being remembered, not 'for'.