prox
prox — 縮寫
1. a short written form used after a numbered day in old formal letters to show tha
下月的
舊式書信中指下個月的日期
a short written form used after a numbered day in old formal letters to show that the date falls in the next month
Please pay the balance by the fifteenth prox., as agreed.
請依約於下月十五日前付清餘款。
date + prox. in formal payment writing
The clerk marked the order for delivery on the third prox.
書記員把訂單標成下月三日送達。
on the third prox. after a day number
Our reply, dated the ninth prox., will include the full list.
我們標註為下月九日的回函會附上完整清單。
The old invoice says rent becomes due on the first prox.
那張舊發票寫著租金於下月一日到期。
In her letter, the buyer promised payment before the seventh prox.
買方在信中承諾會在下月七日前付款。
- next month
the clear modern phrase used in ordinary writing and speech
- following month
a fuller formal phrase without the old date abbreviation
文法句型
the fifth prox.
dated the ninth prox.
due on the first prox.
用法筆記
Used in old-fashioned formal correspondence after a day number to mean 'of next month'. Modern English usually replaces it with 'next month' or a full calendar date.