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词汇 unbirthday
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Definition of unbirthday in English:

unbirthday

nounʌnˈbəːθdeɪˌənˈbərθdeɪ
humorous
  • Any day except one's birthday.

    〈幽默〉非生日的任何一天

    as modifier an unbirthday present

    非生日礼物。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Having demonstrated to his own satisfaction, if not Alice's, that unbirthday presents are to be preferred because people can have them more often, he adds triumphantly, There's glory for you!
    • And Mrs Du Faur may have been the first and last person to celebrate ‘unbirthdays’.
    • They can draw money out of 401 plans and IRAs to celebrate their unbirthdays or prepare for their big 60th bashes.
    • And, as Humpty Dumpty noted: ‘There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get unbirthday presents’.
    • I wanted to buy you an unbirthday cake as a surprise.
    • Ahhh, but there are three hundred and sixty four unbirthdays!
    • If you are under the age of, say, eight, you'll think this is your very own unbirthday present.

Origin

1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass.

Definition of unbirthday in US English:

unbirthday

nounˌənˈbərTHdāˌənˈbərθdeɪ
humorous
  • Any day except one's birthday.

    〈幽默〉非生日的任何一天

    as modifier an unbirthday present

    非生日礼物。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And Mrs Du Faur may have been the first and last person to celebrate ‘unbirthdays’.
    • If you are under the age of, say, eight, you'll think this is your very own unbirthday present.
    • Having demonstrated to his own satisfaction, if not Alice's, that unbirthday presents are to be preferred because people can have them more often, he adds triumphantly, There's glory for you!
    • I wanted to buy you an unbirthday cake as a surprise.
    • And, as Humpty Dumpty noted: ‘There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get unbirthday presents’.
    • Ahhh, but there are three hundred and sixty four unbirthdays!
    • They can draw money out of 401 plans and IRAs to celebrate their unbirthdays or prepare for their big 60th bashes.

Origin

1871: coined by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass.

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