month
month — 名詞
- monthsingular
- monthsplural
1. each of the twelve segments that a calendar year is split into, lasting roughly
月份；月
一年十二個時間單位之一
each of the twelve segments that a calendar year is split into, lasting roughly 28 to 31 days — for example, the stretch that runs from the start of March to the end of March.
The Watanabe family usually visits their relatives in Taiwan once a month.
渡邊家通常每個月會去臺灣探望親戚一次。
collocation: once a month
Rent is due at the beginning of each month.
每個月初都要繳房租。
collocation: each month
Ezra has been saving part of his salary every month since January.
Ezra 從一月開始每個月都把一部分薪水存起來。
collocation: every month
The training programme runs for six months and includes a practical exam.
這項培訓課程為期六個月，還包括一場實務考試。
Xiu's baby was born in the sixth month of the year, at the start of summer.
Xiu 的孩子在六月出生，正好是夏初。
ordinal + month: sixth month
- last month
- next month
- this month
- each month
- per month
- once a month
- every month
- six months
- for months
- a month ago
- monthly
- calendar month
more formal; emphasises the fixed dates of a calendar
- four-week period
approximate duration; less precise than 'month'
文法句型
(last/next/this) + month
each/every/per + month
number + month(s)
用法筆記
When used with 'every', 'each', 'last', 'next' or 'this', month usually appears without an article: 'every month', 'last month', not 'the every month'. With ordinal numbers 'first month', 'second month' an article is required: 'the first month of the year'.
常見錯誤
2. a very long stretch of time that feels as if it lasts for many months — used esp
很長時間
好幾個月的漫長時期
a very long stretch of time that feels as if it lasts for many months — used especially to say that something hasn't happened for a long period or that something continued without stopping.
Nkechi said she hasn't been to the cinema in months.
Nkechi 說她已經好幾個月沒去電影院了。
negative + in months
It took months for the visa application to be approved.
簽證申請花了幾個月才核准。
took + months + for-clause
Aarav waited months for the repair team to show up at his apartment.
Aarav 等了幾個月，維修人員才出現在他的公寓。
The two neighbours argued for months on end about the fence between their houses.
那兩個鄰居為了兩家之間的圍籬，連續吵了好幾個月。
idiomatic intensifier: for months on end
Mark hadn't touched his guitar in months, so the strings were rusty.
Mark 好幾個月沒碰他的吉他了，所以琴弦都生鏽了。
- in months
- for months
- months on end
- for months at a time
- take months
- ages
more informal and emphatic: 'I haven't seen you in ages'
- a long time
neutral; does not carry the vivid sense of 'many months' but is safer in formal contexts
- years
stronger exaggeration; 'I haven't done this in years' implies an even longer gap
- a short while
direct opposite in terms of duration
文法句型
for months
in months
months + on end
for months at a time
用法筆記
This sense is most natural in the negative pattern 'not … in months' or with 'for months' in affirmative sentences. It is less common in formal writing where precise time expressions such as 'for several months' are preferred.
常見錯誤
month after month
idiomhappening or continuing repeatedly over many months, one following the other.
一個月又一個月地；月復一月
Month after month, the garden club planted new flowers along the street.
The construction noise continued month after month with no break.
month by month
idiomgradually as each month passes; showing a change that accumulates over several months.
逐月；每個月地
The librarian watched the children's reading skills improve month by month.
The company's sales grew month by month throughout the autumn.
once a month
idiomone time in each month.
每月一次
The nurse visits the elderly patient once a month to check his blood pressure.
Our team meets once a month to discuss the budget.
every month
idiomin each month; without missing any month.
每個月
The night-shift nurse sends a report to the hospital director every month.
Mert donates a small amount to the local food bank every month.
flavour of the month
idiomA person or thing that is currently very popular for a short time.
當紅人物或事物
Maya's new dance style became the flavour of the month at school.
Is this diet just the flavour of the month, or will it last?
Used to say that something will take an extremely long time or never happen.
很長時間（永不）
You won't finish that puzzle in a month of Sundays.
Brian said he'd clean his room in a month of Sundays.
同根字
常見搭配
常用片語
- per month
- a month
- month after month
- month by month
- for months on end
- months ago
- six-month period