birthday

birthday — 名詞

1. the yearly date marking someone's birth, often celebrated with cards, gifts, or

1.名詞A1
釋義

生日

每年慶祝出生的日子

the yearly date marking someone's birth, often celebrated with cards, gifts, or a party

例句

Mina baked a chocolate cake for her brother's birthday on Friday.

Mina 在週五為哥哥的生日烤了一個巧克力蛋糕。

collocation: birthday cake

On his tenth birthday, Leo rode the bus to the zoo.

Leo 十歲生日時，搭公車去動物園。

pattern: on someone's [Nth] birthday

同義詞
  • birth date

    the exact calendar date in records or forms, not the celebration

  • anniversary

    a broader word for a yearly date, not only a person's birth

  • nameday

    a day linked to a person's name in some cultures, not to birth

文法句型

[someone's] birthday

on [someone's] birthday

[Nth] birthday

用法筆記

Usually used with a possessive or number: my birthday, Ella's birthday, his fifth birthday. Use on for the date itself and at for the celebration, as in on my birthday but at my birthday party.

常見錯誤

❌We will meet in Fadi's birthday.
✅We will meet on Fadi's birthday.
💡English uses on with a day or date.
❌Today is my born day.
✅Today is my birthday.
💡English says birthday, not born day.