Jan·u·ar·y
noun/ˈdʒænjuəri/
/ˈdʒænjueri/
[uncountable, countable] (abbreviation Jan.)
- the 1st month of the year, between December and February
一月 - She was born in January.
她出生于一月。 - (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of January/January the fifth.
会议日期为一月五号/一月五号。 - (North American English) The meeting is on January fifth.
会议于一月五日举行。 - We went to Japan last January.
去年一月我们去了日本。 - I arrived at the end of January.
我是一月底到达的。 - last January's election
去年一月的选举 - the January sales (= when a shop sells its goods at a lower price than usual)
元月大减价 - It was a cold January morning.
那是一月一个寒冷的早晨。
Word OriginOld English, from Latin Januarius (mensis) ‘(month) of Janus’, the Roman god who presided over doors and beginnings. - She was born in January.