Saturday: [OE] Saturday is etymologically ‘Saturn’s day’. Old English Sæterdæg was short for Sæternes dæg, a translation of Latin Sāturnī diēs ‘Saturn’s day’. Saturn [OE] itself, as the name of both the god and the planet, comes from Latin Sāturnus, which may have been of Etruscan origin. In ancient Rome, the festival held in honour of Saturn, which took place in December, was the occasion for fairly uninhibited revelry.
It was called the Sāturnālia, which English acquired as saturnalia [16]. Those born under Saturn, by contrast, were considered by ancient and medieval astrologers to be of gloomy temperament – hence the adjective saturnine [15]. => saturn, saturnalia, saturnine
Saturday (n.)
seventh day of the week, Old English sæterdæg, sæternesdæg, literally "day of the planet Saturn," from Sæternes (genitive of Sætern; see Saturn) + Old English dæg (see day). Partial loan-translation of Latin Saturni dies "Saturn's day" (compare Dutch Zaterdag, Old Frisian Saterdi, Middle Low German Satersdach; Irish dia Sathuirn, Welsh dydd Sadwrn). The Latin word itself is a loan-translation of Greek kronou hemera, literally "the day of Cronus."
Unlike other English day names, no god substitution seems to have been attempted, perhaps because the northern European pantheon lacks a clear corresponding figure to Roman Saturn. A homely ancient Nordic custom, however, seems to be preserved in Old Norse laugardagr, Danish lørdag, Swedish lördag "Saturday," literally "bath day" (Old Norse laug "bath").
German Samstag (Old High German sambaztag) appears to be from a Greek *sambaton, a nasalized colloquial form of sabbaton "sabbath," also attested in Old Church Slavonic sabota, Polish sobota, Russian subbota, Hungarian szombat, French samedi.
Saturday night has been used figuratively to suggest "drunkenness and looseness in relations between the young men and young women" since at least mid-19c. Saturday-night special "cheap, low-caliber handgun" is American English, attested from 1976 (earlier Saturday-night pistol, 1929).
Saturday 英文释义
1. the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
Saturday 双语例句
1. The club has moved its meeting to Saturday, January 22nd.
俱乐部已经把会议日期改到1月22号，星期六。
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2. He easily overcame Garcia, Saturday's conqueror of Ernie Els.
他轻松战胜了星期六击败厄尼·埃尔斯的加西亚。
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3. I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday.
我已经拜托妈妈下周六为我们临时照看一下孩子。
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4. Camden Market is the place to be on a Saturday or Sunday.
卡姆登市场是周末的最佳去处。
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5. Now tell us in your own words about the events of Saturday.
现在你来给我们讲讲星期六的活动吧。
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Saturday 实用场景例句
The club has moved its meeting to Saturday, January 22nd.
俱乐部已经把会议日期改到1月22号，星期六。
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He easily overcame Garcia, Saturday's conqueror of Ernie Els.
他轻松战胜了星期六击败厄尼·埃尔斯的加西亚。
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I've asked Mum to sit for us next Saturday.
我已经拜托妈妈下周六为我们临时照看一下孩子。
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Camden Market is the place to be on a Saturday or Sunday.
卡姆登市场是周末的最佳去处。
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Searchers have found three mountain climbers missing since Saturday.
搜救人员已经找到了周六失踪的3名登山者。
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I always do it last thing on a Saturday.
这件事我总是放在星期六晚上睡觉前做。
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Another flight would be arranged on Saturday if sufficient demand arose.
如果需求量足够大，周六将再安排一趟航班。
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She had a call from him on Saturday morning at the studio.
星期六早上她在录音室接到他打来的电话。
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The police said he'd been formally indicted on Saturday.
警方称他星期六已被正式起诉。
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I will be anything but quiet on Saturday night!
星期六的晚上我根本静不下心来！
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I was pleased with my performance on Saturday — everything went right.
我对自己星期六的表现挺满意——一切顺利。
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Last Saturday, I was out on the town with my mate.
上个星期六我和老友晚上去闹市玩乐了。
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On Saturday morning, the town hums with activity and life.
周六早晨，小镇一派热闹繁忙，活力盎然。
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It was Saturday; they could close the office early.
