Feb·ru·ar·y
noun/ˈfebruəri/
/ˈfebrueri/
[uncountable, countable] (abbreviation Feb.)
- the 2nd month of the year, between January and March
二月 - She was born in February.
她出生于二月。 - (British English) The meeting is on the fifth of February/February the fifth.
会议时间是二月初五/二月初五。 - (North American English) The meeting is on February fifth.
会议于二月五日举行。 - We went to Japan last February.
去年二月我们去了日本。 - I arrived at the end of February.
我是二月底到达的。 - last February's election
去年二月的选举 - It was a cold February morning.
那是二月一个寒冷的早晨。
Word OriginMiddle English feverer, from Old French feverier, based on Latin februarius, from februa, the name of a purification feast held in this month. The spelling change in the 15th cent. was due to association with the Latin word. - She was born in February.