May
/meɪ/noun
1- the fifth month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the last month of spring五月:
the new model makes its showroom debut in May
新型号在5月份首次展示
Rovers were promoted last May.
去年5月, 罗孚轿车进行了促销。
1.1
- (一般作one's May)poetic/literary one's bloom or prime〈诗/文〉全盛时期:
others murmured that their May was passing.
其他人低声说他们的全盛时期正在过去。
词源
late Old English, from Old French mai, from Latin Maius (mensis) '(month) of the goddess Maia'.