date
UK/deɪt/US/deit/
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释义
n.
A particular day, month, or year, especially a numbered point in the calendar
日期，日子
n.
A social or romantic meeting arranged in advance; the person one meets
约会；约会对象
v.
To mark with a date; to determine the age of something
注明日期；确定…的年代
v.
To go out with someone romantically
与…约会，谈恋爱
词根拆分
词根派生源自拉丁语 data (Romae)——「（于罗马）给出」，这是罗马信件开头的套语，记录信交给信使的那一天。开头这个词 data 渐渐指代那一天本身。所以 date 字面就是「被给定的日子」。约会义（a date）是很晚的英语引申：被定下固定日子的一次会面。
词根 dit 还连着 69 个词常用搭配
- 1.release date发布日期
- 2.due date截止日期
- 3.up to date最新的
- 4.out of date过时的
- 5.go on a date去约会
例句
- 1.
What's the date of the meeting next week?
下周会议的日期是哪天？
- 2.
They went on their first date at a small coffee shop.
他们的第一次约会是在一家小咖啡馆。
- 3.
Scientists can date the rock by measuring its radioactive decay.
科学家可以通过测量放射性衰变来确定这块岩石的年代。
- 4.
She's been dating him for almost two years now.
她和他谈恋爱已经快两年了。