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- the day of the week before Monday and following Saturday, observed by Christians as a day of rest and religious worship and (together with Saturday) forming part of the weekend星期日, 礼拜日：
they left town on Sunday
他们周日离开城镇
many people work on Sundays
很多人星期天工作
as modifier Sunday evening.周日晚上。
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- informal ( the Sundays) the newspapers published each Sunday〈非正式〉每个周日出版的报纸, 星期日报。
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- chiefly N. Amer. on Sunday〈主北美〉在星期日：
the concert will be held Sunday.
音乐会将在周日举行。
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- ( Sundays) on Sundays; each Sunday每星期日：
the programme is repeated Sundays at 9 p.m.
节目在每周日晚上9点重播。
词源
Old English Sunnandæg 'day of the sun', translation of Latin dies solis; compare with Dutch zondag and German Sonntag.