ramadan
ramadan — 名詞
1. a sacred thirty-day period that comes once each year on the Islamic calendar, be
齋戒月
伊斯蘭曆第九月，白天禁食
a sacred thirty-day period that comes once each year on the Islamic calendar, beginning when the new moon first appears. During this month, Muslims around the world refrain from all food and drink while daylight lasts, and they devote extra time to prayer, charity, and self-reflection.
Hamza and his family wake up before sunrise to eat a light meal during Ramadan each year.
Hamza 和家人每年齋戒月期間都會在日出前起床吃一頓簡單的早餐。
during Ramadan for time-setting adverbial
Many shops in the old market close just before sunset so workers can go home and break the fast together.
老街上的許多商店在日落前不久關門，讓員工能回家一起開齋用餐。
break the fast — collocation for ending the daily fast
Nora's office set up a quiet room where colleagues who are observing Ramadan can pray during their lunch break.
Nora 的辦公室安排了一間安靜的房間，讓正在守齋戒月的同事可以在午休時間祈禱。
The end of Ramadan is marked by a big celebration called Eid al-Fitr, with feasts and gifts for children.
齋戒月的尾聲是一場名為 Eid al-Fitr 的盛大慶祝活動，有豐盛的餐宴和送給兒童的禮物。
Mert and his cousins called their grandma in Istanbul about the new moon that starts Ramadan.
Mert 和表兄弟打電話給在伊斯坦堡的奶奶，問齋戒月開始的那輪新月的事。
文法句型
Ramadan + verb (begin/end/fall)
during + Ramadan
observe + Ramadan
用法筆記
Always capitalised as a proper noun. The exact start date shifts about eleven days earlier each year on the Western (Gregorian) calendar. In English, the phrase 'observe Ramadan' is the standard formal expression; 'celebrate Ramadan' is also used but is less common since the month is primarily a period of fasting and reflection rather than a festive holiday.