October: [OE] The Romans calculated the beginning of their year from March, and so the eighth month was called octōber or octōbris mēnsis, literally ‘eighth month’ (terms derived from Latin octō ‘eight’). Other English words derived from Latin octō or its close Greek relative októ include octagon [17], octane [19], octave [14], octet [19], and octopus [18] (from Greek októpous, literally ‘eightfoot’). => octane, octave, octopus
October
c.1050, from Latin October (mensis), from octo "eight," from PIE root *octo(u)- "eight" (see eight). Eighth month of the old Roman calendar (pre-46 B.C.E.), which began the year in March. For -ber see December. Replaced Old English winterfyllee. In Russian history, October Revolution (in which the Bolsheviks overthrew the Provisional Government) happened Nov. 7, but because Russia had not at that time adpoted the Gregorian calendar reform, this date was reckoned there (Old Style) as Oct. 25.
雙語例句
1. By October 1990, when arrested, he was hopelessly in debt.
到1990年10月被捕時，他已經負債累累。
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2. The Association has put the event off until October.
協會已把這次活動推遲至10月。
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3. The band have moved forward their Leeds date to October 27.
樂隊已把去利茲的日期提前至10月27號。
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4. The chairman of the bench adjourned the case until October 27.
主審法官將案件延期到10月27日審理。
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5. The meeting on 31 October is rearranged for 30 January.