almanac

/ˈɔːlmənæk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːlmənæk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯl-mə-ˌnak ˈal-/ (ame, mw)

almanac — 名詞

  • almanacsingular
  • almanacsplural

1. a book or digital resource published each year that tells you the dates of impor

1.名詞B2
釋義

天文年曆

記載天文數據與重要日期的年度參考書

a book or digital resource published each year that tells you the dates of important days, the times when the sun rises and sets, and the phases of the moon — useful for farmers, sailors, or anyone who needs to track seasonal changes in the sky.

例句

The fishing crew always checked the almanac before planning a night trip to sea.

漁船 crew 出海夜航前總會先查閱天文年曆。

check the almanac before planning

My grandfather's old almanac from 1965 still has accurate tide tables for the whole year.

我祖父那本 1965 年的老天文年曆，全年潮汐表仍然很精準。

almanac with tide tables

同義詞
  • calendar

    more general; a calendar shows days and months but not astronomical tables

  • ephemeris

    a technical term for a table of planet and star positions; much narrower and formal

文法句型

[countable] an almanac

常見錯誤

❌I checked the almanac to find the restaurant's address.
✅I checked the almanac to see when the next full moon would occur.
💡An almanac tracks celestial events, not everyday addresses.

2. a book published once a year that collects facts, statistics, and summaries abou

2.名詞B2
釋義

專門年鑑

針對特定領域出版的年度資訊彙編

a book published once a year that collects facts, statistics, and summaries about one particular field or activity — for example an almanac of world records, sports results, or film awards.

例句

The library keeps a sports almanac that lists every Olympic medal winner since 1896.

圖書館裡有一本體育年鑑，列出了 1896 年以來的每一位奧運獎牌得主。

sports almanac listing records

Dr. Okafor consulted the medical almanac to find the year's most important research studies.

Okafor 醫師查閱醫學年鑑，尋找當年度最重要的研究報告。

medical almanac as reference

同義詞
  • yearbook

    similar, but yearbook often refers to a school annual with photos; almanac has broader reference use

  • compendium

    a collection of information on a topic, but not necessarily published annually

  • handbook

    a manual or guide; less focused on yearly updates

文法句型

[countable] an almanac of [subject]

常見錯誤

❌I bought an almanac about dogs.
✅I bought a book about dogs.
💡'Almanac' is used for annually updated factual compilations, not for a single-topic guide.