nameday

IPA/nˈeɪmdeɪ/
IPA/nˈeɪmdeɪ/

nameday — 名詞

1. a day each year linked to the saint who shares your name, often celebrated as yo

1.名詞C2
釋義

命名日

按同名聖人節日慶祝的日子

a day each year linked to the saint who shares your name, often celebrated as your own special day.

例句

Rohan brought cakes to school for his nameday in June.

Rohan 在六月的命名日帶蛋糕到學校。

for + someone's nameday

The church calendar marked Mira's nameday beside Saint Lucy's feast in December.

教會年曆把 Mira 的命名日標在十二月聖露西慶節旁邊。

church calendar marked + someone's nameday

同義詞
  • name day

    same meaning, written as two words in some texts

  • saint's day

    close in religious contexts, but this can refer to the feast itself rather than a person's celebration

文法句型

on + someone's nameday

celebrate + someone's nameday

someone's nameday + falls on + date

用法筆記

Usually appears in cultures or churches that match a person's given name to a saint's feast day. In everyday English outside those traditions, people are often more familiar with birthdays than namedays.

常見錯誤

❌Her nameday is the day she was born.
✅Her nameday is the saint's day linked to her name.
💡a nameday follows a calendar tradition, not a birth date.