august 音标拼音: ['ɑgəst] ['ɔgəst]
n . 八月;
a . 威严的,令人敬畏的
八月;威严的,令人敬畏的
august adj 1 :
of or befitting a lord ; "
heir to a lordly fortune "; "
of august lineage " [
synonym : {
august }, {
grand }, {
lordly }]
2 :
profoundly honored ; "
revered holy men " [
synonym : {
august },
{
revered }, {
venerable }]
n 1 :
the month following July and preceding September [
synonym :
{
August }, {
Aug }]
August \
Au *
gust "\,
a . [
L .
augustus ;
cf .
augere to increase ;
in the language of religion ,
to honor by offerings :
cf .
F .
auguste .
See {
Augment }.]
Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence ;
having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur ;
sublime ;
majestic ;
having exalted birth ,
character ,
state ,
or authority . "
Forms august ." --
Pope . "
August in visage ."
--
Dryden . "
To shed that august blood ." --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
So beautiful and so august a spectacle . --
Burke .
[
1913 Webster ]
To mingle with a body so august . --
Byron .
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Grand ;
magnificent ;
majestic ;
solemn ;
awful ;
noble ;
stately ;
dignified ;
imposing .
[
1913 Webster ]
August \
Au "
gust \,
n . [
L .
Augustus .
See note below ,
and {
August },
a .]
The eighth month of the year ,
containing thirty -
one days .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The old Roman name was Sextilis ,
the sixth month from March ,
the month in which the primitive Romans ,
as well as Jews ,
began the year .
The name was changed to August in honor of Augustus C [
ae ]
sar ,
the first emperor of Rome ,
on account of his victories ,
and his entering on his first consulate in that month .
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1913 Webster ]
58 Moby Thesaurus words for "
august ":
aristocratic ,
awe -
inspiring ,
awesome ,
awful ,
baronial ,
courtly ,
dignified ,
distinguished ,
dreadful ,
elevated ,
eminent ,
estimable ,
exalted ,
famous ,
fearful ,
glorious ,
godlike ,
grand ,
grandiose ,
grave ,
heroic ,
high ,
honorable ,
imposing ,
impressive ,
kingly ,
lauded ,
lofty ,
lordly ,
magisterial ,
magnanimous ,
magnificent ,
majestic ,
moving ,
noble ,
overwhelming ,
princely ,
prominent ,
queenly ,
regal ,
renowned ,
reverend ,
royal ,
sedate ,
soaring ,
sober ,
solemn ,
splendid ,
stately ,
statuesque ,
striking ,
sublime ,
superb ,
time -
honored ,
towering ,
venerable ,
worshipful ,
worthy
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