Definition of autumn in English:

autumn

noun ˈɔːtəmˈɔdəm

British

1The season after summer and before winter, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May.
〈主英〉秋季，秋天（北半球为9-11月，南半球为3-5月）
the countryside is ablaze with colour in autumn
秋天乡间熠熠生彩。
Europe can expect warmer summers and wetter autumns
as modifier autumn leaves
figurative he was in the autumn of his life
〈喻〉他已到了迟暮之年。
Example sentencesExamples
- He said it was given to her in the autumn of 1997, with a copy kept for the company's files.
- It will be warmer all year round, with most of the warming taking place in the summer and the autumn.
- Come autumn, the leaf colour warms up, becoming singed with red, a real treat to witness.
- Only once have I seen out a full summer here, many autumns I have been away, but to date I have missed only two springs.
- In autumn when the leaves lie thick on the ground, these diligent workers sweep up and bag the leaves.
- She said a holiday booked in the autumn of one year might be taken the following autumn.
- Colorado has the most lovely summers and autumns.
- At 42, he is in the autumn of his career and cannot quite work out why he keeps winning.
- In the autumn of the following year I was in Dudley town centre, a place I rarely visited.
- Ohio wineries have discovered that their long autumns and late November freezes are ideal.
- In consequence the autumn colours are muted, just soft dusty yellows for the most part.
- We will soon have the main autumn leaf fall on top of this, resulting in clogged up drains.
- One touring show has fallen by the wayside since the autumn season brochures were printed.
- Romania has hot summers, cool autumns, and cold winters with snow and winds.
- All trials were conducted in the autumn of 1996, and summers and autumns of 1997 and 1998, during the dry season characteristic of the region.
- Visit in late summer or autumn, though, and you will see this charming medieval city at its best.
- As part of this task he travelled to the United States on a fact finding tour in the autumn of 1898.
- From the start of the autumn term in September, she will be deputy head teacher at Headlands.
- Limit future infections by keeping excess moisture off the foliage in the autumn and winter.
- In the U.K. we will have hotter springs and summers, with warm but extremely wet autumns and winters.
Synonyms
decline, waning, downturn, ebb
1. 1.1Astronomy The period from the autumn equinox to the winter solstice.
  〔天文〕秋（从秋分到冬至）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The seasons are Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, with the start of each season noted as vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice.
  The Autumn Equinox marks the arrival of autumn, which will sneaking up to us this Thursday!
  At the autumnal equinox, the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, from north to south; this marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.
  The autumnal equinox is the day when Autumn begins and night and day are nearly the same length.
  The autumnal equinox is the first day of autumn and occurs when the North Pole begins to lean away from the sun.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French autompne, or later directly from Latin autumnus.

We now call the season between summer and winter autumn, a word borrowed in the 14th century via Old French from Latin autumnus. harvest, an older word, was the usual name for the season until autumn displaced it in the 16th century. Americans call it fall, originally a British expression first recorded in 1545 for the season when leaves fall from the trees, which travelled over to the New World with the first colonists.

Rhymes

postmortem

Definition of autumn in US English:

autumn

nounˈɔdəmˈôdəm

British

1The third season of the year, when crops and fruits are gathered and leaves fall, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May.
〈主英〉秋季，秋天（北半球为9-11月，南半球为3-5月）
the countryside is ablaze with color in autumn
秋天乡间熠熠生彩。
as modifier autumn leaves
figurative he was in the autumn of his life
〈喻〉他已到了迟暮之年。
Example sentencesExamples
- Colorado has the most lovely summers and autumns.
- Romania has hot summers, cool autumns, and cold winters with snow and winds.
- It will be warmer all year round, with most of the warming taking place in the summer and the autumn.
- In consequence the autumn colours are muted, just soft dusty yellows for the most part.
- As part of this task he travelled to the United States on a fact finding tour in the autumn of 1898.
- He said it was given to her in the autumn of 1997, with a copy kept for the company's files.
- At 42, he is in the autumn of his career and cannot quite work out why he keeps winning.
- Limit future infections by keeping excess moisture off the foliage in the autumn and winter.
- One touring show has fallen by the wayside since the autumn season brochures were printed.
- We will soon have the main autumn leaf fall on top of this, resulting in clogged up drains.
- In autumn when the leaves lie thick on the ground, these diligent workers sweep up and bag the leaves.
- All trials were conducted in the autumn of 1996, and summers and autumns of 1997 and 1998, during the dry season characteristic of the region.
- Ohio wineries have discovered that their long autumns and late November freezes are ideal.
- Only once have I seen out a full summer here, many autumns I have been away, but to date I have missed only two springs.
- In the autumn of the following year I was in Dudley town centre, a place I rarely visited.
- Visit in late summer or autumn, though, and you will see this charming medieval city at its best.
- In the U.K. we will have hotter springs and summers, with warm but extremely wet autumns and winters.
- From the start of the autumn term in September, she will be deputy head teacher at Headlands.
- Come autumn, the leaf colour warms up, becoming singed with red, a real treat to witness.
- She said a holiday booked in the autumn of one year might be taken the following autumn.
Synonyms
decline, waning, downturn, ebb
1. 1.1Astronomy The period from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice.
  〔天文〕秋（从秋分到冬至）
  Example sentencesExamples
  The seasons are Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, with the start of each season noted as vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice.
  The Autumn Equinox marks the arrival of autumn, which will sneaking up to us this Thursday!
  The autumnal equinox is the day when Autumn begins and night and day are nearly the same length.
  The autumnal equinox is the first day of autumn and occurs when the North Pole begins to lean away from the sun.
  At the autumnal equinox, the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, from north to south; this marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French autompne, or later directly from Latin autumnus.

词汇	autumn
释义	Definition of autumn in English: autumn noun ˈɔːtəmˈɔdəm British 1The season after summer and before winter, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May. 〈主英〉秋季，秋天（北半球为9-11月，南半球为3-5月） the countryside is ablaze with colour in autumn 秋天乡间熠熠生彩。 Europe can expect warmer summers and wetter autumns as modifier autumn leaves figurative he was in the autumn of his life 〈喻〉他已到了迟暮之年。 Example sentencesExamples He said it was given to her in the autumn of 1997, with a copy kept for the company's files. It will be warmer all year round, with most of the warming taking place in the summer and the autumn. Come autumn, the leaf colour warms up, becoming singed with red, a real treat to witness. Only once have I seen out a full summer here, many autumns I have been away, but to date I have missed only two springs. In autumn when the leaves lie thick on the ground, these diligent workers sweep up and bag the leaves. She said a holiday booked in the autumn of one year might be taken the following autumn. Colorado has the most lovely summers and autumns. At 42, he is in the autumn of his career and cannot quite work out why he keeps winning. In the autumn of the following year I was in Dudley town centre, a place I rarely visited. Ohio wineries have discovered that their long autumns and late November freezes are ideal. In consequence the autumn colours are muted, just soft dusty yellows for the most part. We will soon have the main autumn leaf fall on top of this, resulting in clogged up drains. One touring show has fallen by the wayside since the autumn season brochures were printed. Romania has hot summers, cool autumns, and cold winters with snow and winds. All trials were conducted in the autumn of 1996, and summers and autumns of 1997 and 1998, during the dry season characteristic of the region. Visit in late summer or autumn, though, and you will see this charming medieval city at its best. As part of this task he travelled to the United States on a fact finding tour in the autumn of 1898. From the start of the autumn term in September, she will be deputy head teacher at Headlands. Limit future infections by keeping excess moisture off the foliage in the autumn and winter. In the U.K. we will have hotter springs and summers, with warm but extremely wet autumns and winters. Synonyms decline, waning, downturn, ebb 1.1Astronomy The period from the autumn equinox to the winter solstice. 〔天文〕秋（从秋分到冬至） Example sentencesExamples The seasons are Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, with the start of each season noted as vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice. The Autumn Equinox marks the arrival of autumn, which will sneaking up to us this Thursday! At the autumnal equinox, the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, from north to south; this marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. The autumnal equinox is the day when Autumn begins and night and day are nearly the same length. The autumnal equinox is the first day of autumn and occurs when the North Pole begins to lean away from the sun. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French autompne, or later directly from Latin autumnus. We now call the season between summer and winter autumn, a word borrowed in the 14th century via Old French from Latin autumnus. harvest, an older word, was the usual name for the season until autumn displaced it in the 16th century. Americans call it fall, originally a British expression first recorded in 1545 for the season when leaves fall from the trees, which travelled over to the New World with the first colonists. Rhymes postmortem Definition of autumn in US English: autumn nounˈɔdəmˈôdəm British 1The third season of the year, when crops and fruits are gathered and leaves fall, in the northern hemisphere from September to November and in the southern hemisphere from March to May. 〈主英〉秋季，秋天（北半球为9-11月，南半球为3-5月） the countryside is ablaze with color in autumn 秋天乡间熠熠生彩。 as modifier autumn leaves figurative he was in the autumn of his life 〈喻〉他已到了迟暮之年。 Example sentencesExamples Colorado has the most lovely summers and autumns. Romania has hot summers, cool autumns, and cold winters with snow and winds. It will be warmer all year round, with most of the warming taking place in the summer and the autumn. In consequence the autumn colours are muted, just soft dusty yellows for the most part. As part of this task he travelled to the United States on a fact finding tour in the autumn of 1898. He said it was given to her in the autumn of 1997, with a copy kept for the company's files. At 42, he is in the autumn of his career and cannot quite work out why he keeps winning. Limit future infections by keeping excess moisture off the foliage in the autumn and winter. One touring show has fallen by the wayside since the autumn season brochures were printed. We will soon have the main autumn leaf fall on top of this, resulting in clogged up drains. In autumn when the leaves lie thick on the ground, these diligent workers sweep up and bag the leaves. All trials were conducted in the autumn of 1996, and summers and autumns of 1997 and 1998, during the dry season characteristic of the region. Ohio wineries have discovered that their long autumns and late November freezes are ideal. Only once have I seen out a full summer here, many autumns I have been away, but to date I have missed only two springs. In the autumn of the following year I was in Dudley town centre, a place I rarely visited. Visit in late summer or autumn, though, and you will see this charming medieval city at its best. In the U.K. we will have hotter springs and summers, with warm but extremely wet autumns and winters. From the start of the autumn term in September, she will be deputy head teacher at Headlands. Come autumn, the leaf colour warms up, becoming singed with red, a real treat to witness. She said a holiday booked in the autumn of one year might be taken the following autumn. Synonyms decline, waning, downturn, ebb 1.1Astronomy The period from the autumnal equinox to the winter solstice. 〔天文〕秋（从秋分到冬至） Example sentencesExamples The seasons are Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, with the start of each season noted as vernal equinox, summer solstice, autumnal equinox, and winter solstice. The Autumn Equinox marks the arrival of autumn, which will sneaking up to us this Thursday! The autumnal equinox is the day when Autumn begins and night and day are nearly the same length. The autumnal equinox is the first day of autumn and occurs when the North Pole begins to lean away from the sun. At the autumnal equinox, the sun appears to cross the celestial equator, from north to south; this marks the beginning of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French autompne, or later directly from Latin autumnus.
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