- the day of the week before Wednesday and following Monday星期二：
come to dinner on Tuesday
星期二来吃晚饭
the following Tuesday
随后的星期二
as modifier Tuesday afternoons.星期二下午。
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- chiefly N. Amer. on Tuesday〈主北美〉在星期二：
they're all leaving Tuesday.
他们都将在星期二离开。
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Tuesdays
on Tuesdays; each Tuesday每星期二：she works late Tuesdays.
每星期二她都工作到很晚。
词源
Old English Tīwesdæg, named after the Germanic god Tīw (associated with Mars); translation of Latin dies Marti 'day of Mars'; compare with Swedish tisdag.