anniversary
Definitions
The date on which an event took place in a previous year, marked each year.
周年纪念日。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishanni- (from Latin annus, year) + vers (turn) + -ary = 'the yearly turning-back.' An anniversary is the day the year has 'turned round' to meet the same date again. The same annus gives annual and biennial; the vers supplies the turning of the calendar.
Root vers still carries 91 more wordsWhy It Means This
Anniversary holds a quiet image of time as a wheel. Latin annus (year) + versus (turning) means the year has come full circle, turning back to the very day a thing happened. Each anniversary is one more revolution of the calendar bringing you back to the same point — a wedding, a founding, a loss.
Common Collocations
- 1.wedding anniversary结婚纪念日
- 2.tenth anniversary十周年
- 3.anniversary celebration周年庆典
- 4.mark an anniversary纪念周年
Example Sentences
- 1.
They celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in Paris.
- 2.
The company marked the anniversary of its founding.
- 3.
Today is the anniversary of the building's collapse.