august
/ˈɔː.ɡəst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑː.ɡəst/ (ame, ipa) · /ȯ-ˈgəst ˈȯ-(ˌ)gəst/ (ame, mw) · /ɔːˈɡʌst/ (bre, ipa) · /ɔːˈɡʌst/ (ame, ipa)
august — 名詞
1. the calendar month that follows July and comes before September
八月
一年中的第八個月份
the calendar month that follows July and comes before September
School starts again in August in many towns.
許多城鎮的學校都在八月重新開學。
pattern: in August
My cousins visit Tainan every August for Grandma's birthday.
我表親們每年八月都會去台南替奶奶過生日。
pattern: every August
The beach is crowded in August because families are on holiday.
八月時海灘很擁擠，因為很多家庭都在放假。
August is usually hot and wet in southern Taiwan.
在台灣南部，八月通常又熱又潮濕。
Our art camp ends in late August, before school begins.
我們的美術營在八月底結束，接著就要開學了。
文法句型
in August
last August
early August
用法筆記
Normally used with in, during, early, mid-, and late. In English, month names are capitalized.
常見錯誤
august — 形容詞
1. very important and impressive in a formal way, so it makes people feel respect
威嚴的；顯赫
莊重高貴，令人敬重
very important and impressive in a formal way, so it makes people feel respect
Visitors spoke softly inside the august court building.
訪客在那棟莊嚴的法院大樓裡都輕聲說話。
formal adjective before institution noun
The college looked august from the street, with tall stone steps.
那所學院從街上看起來威嚴莊重，前方有高高的石階。
linking verb: look august
An august woman in silver greeted us at the museum door.
一位穿著銀色衣服、氣度高貴的女士在博物館門口迎接我們。
Her grandfather had an august voice that quieted the noisy room.
她祖父的聲音很有威嚴，讓吵鬧的房間一下安靜下來。
The palace hall had an august beauty that made the children stare.
那座宮殿大廳有一種莊嚴之美，讓孩子們看得發愣。
- ordinary
lacks the special dignity or high status suggested by august
- undignified
suggests behavior or appearance that does not deserve respect
文法句型
an august figure
an august body
look august
用法筆記
Usually written in lower case for this meaning, unlike the month name August. Common in formal or literary writing, especially before nouns referring to people, institutions, or settings with high status.