April: [14] Aprīlis was the name given by the Romans to the fourth month of the year. It is thought that the word may be based on Apru, an Etruscan borrowing of Greek Aphrō, a shortened version of Aphroditē, the name of the Greek goddess of love. In that case Aprīlis would have signified for the Romans ‘the month of Venus’. English acquired the word direct from Latin, but earlier, in the 13th century, it had borrowed the French version, avril; this survived, as averil, until the 15th century in England, and for longer in Scotland. The term April fool goes back at least to the late 17th century. => aphrodite
April
fourth month, c. 1300, aueril, from Old French avril (11c.), from Latin (mensis) Aprilis, second month of the ancient Roman calendar, of uncertain origin, perhaps based on Apru, an Etruscan borrowing of Greek Aphrodite. Or perhaps *ap(e)rilis "the following, the next," from its place as the second month of the old Roman calendar, from Proto-Italic *ap(e)ro-, from PIE *apo- "away, off" (see apo-; compare Sanskrit aparah "second," Gothic afar "after"). With month-name suffix -ilis as in Quintilis, Sextilis (the old names of July and August). In English in Latin form from mid-12c. Replaced Old English Eastermonae, which was named for a fertility goddess (see Easter). Re-spelled in Middle English on Latin model (apprile first attested late 14c.).
雙語例句
1. In April 1944 he was killed on active service.
1944年4月他在戰(zhàn)時服役中陣亡。
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2. The present assembly will be dissolved on April 30th.
現(xiàn)在的議會將于4月30日解散。
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3. They were sentenced to death for their part in April's coup attempt.
他們因參與了4月份的政變而被判處死刑。
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4. Millions of wild flowers colour the valleys, especially in April and May.
尤其是在四五月份，不計其數的野花盛開，山谷里一片絢爛色彩。
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5. Supergroup U2 will appear at Wembley Stadium on April 20.