涨姿势：12个月份的英文来历
英文学以致用，领略语言之美。有道词典，不只是查单词，还带你看天下。
拿起手边的新台历，你会不会忽然有个疑问——这12个月份的英文名字到底是怎么来的？以下是《牛津词典博客》给出的答案：
一月
January
在罗马传说中，有一位名叫雅努斯(Janus)的守护神，负责掌管所有的出入门户，象征开始。事实上，雅努斯生有两副面孔，可以同时看前也能看后，一副回顾过去，一副要眺望未来，所以人们认为选择他的名字作为除旧迎新的第一个月月名，很有意义。英语January，便是由这位守护神的名字演变而来的。
January is named after the Roman god Janus, who presided over doors and beginnings – appropriately enough, for the beginning of the year (though this is, as you will discover, not
as straightforward as it ems). Indeed, Janus was usually depicted with two faces looking backwards and forwards, as is often characteristic of a new year.
语法讲义二月
basaFebruary
48yr old japaneppFebruary由拉丁文februarius演变而来，源于februa。Februa是本月第15天举行的一种宗教节日的名称。
February is ultimately bad on Latin februarius, from februa. In ca that’s not helped things become clearer, februa was the name of a purification feast held on the 15th of this month.
三月
March
study的第三人称单数这个月份的月名又是由哪位神灵的名字演变而来的？你们可能猜到了:战神玛尔斯(Mars)。
据《牛津英语词典》记载，在古罗马，3月是每年出征远战的季节，为了纪念战神，人们便把他的名字作为3月的月名。
Which god gets a planet and a month named after him? You’ve guesd it: Mars. Why him? As the Oxford English Dictionary notes, 'In ancient Rome veral festivals of Mars took place in March, presumably in preparation for the campaigning ason, since Mars was a god of war.
6742四月
April
对于四月的由来较不明确，可能是从拉丁文Aprillis演变来的，是罗马旧历法的第四个月。在古英语中，April也被称为Eastermonab，即Easter month。
We know that the English word April comes from the Latin Aprillis, the fourth month of the ancient Roman calendar, but things are less clear after that. In Old English, April was also sometimes called Eastermonab, 'Easter month’.
五月
光棍节 英语
May
希腊神话中的女神迈亚(Maia)，是泰坦神阿特拉斯(Atlas) 的女儿，大神赫尔墨斯（Hermes）的母亲。专门执掌繁殖和生长的女神，在这春意盎然的季节，用她的名字来命名再合适不过。而单词may为情态动词，和月份名字没有关联。
The month is connected with the goddess Maia. Perhaps less well known now than the other deities with months named after them, Maia (in Greek mythology) was daughter of Atlas and mother of Hermes. She was considered a nurturer and an earth goddess, which may explain the connection with this springtime month. Although may is a common modal verb, the month and the word are unrelated.
六月
June
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刚才介绍的是一位希腊女神，而六月则是根据罗马神话里神后朱诺（Juno）的名字演变而来的，朱诺是神王朱庇特（Jupiter）之妻，司管婚姻和生育的女神。
Having conceded one month to a Greek deity, we’re now back with the Romans: June is named after the ancient Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and goddess of marriage and childbirth.
七月
July
这是第一个以真人名字命名的月份，罗马统治者朱里斯·凯撒（Julius Caesar）大帝被刺死后，著名的罗马将军马克·安东尼建议将凯撒大帝诞生的7月，用凯撒的名字——拉丁文Julius命名之。在重新命名之前，7月被称为Quintilis，在英语里就是Quintile，意为第五。很明显，七月并不是第五个月份，至于为什么会有这个名称，我们后面说到九月和十月时会作出解释。
The first month in the calendar named after a real person, July was named in honour of J
ulius Caesar after his death in 44 BC, July being the month of his birth. Before it was renamed, the month was known as Quintilis (borrowed into English as Quintile), which means 'fifth’. If you’ve been counting, you’ll know that July isn’t the fifth month: we’ll come on to that when we reach September and October.
八月
拉丁语翻译August
如今八月的英文名字是根据古罗马帝国开国皇帝奥古斯都（Augustus）的名字命名的，在改名前称为Sextilis，意为“第六”。奥古斯都，原名屋大维（Octavian），他登基后获得了“奥古斯都Augustus”的尊号，取自拉丁文augustus，意为神圣、至尊的意思。而形容词august也相对有了令人敬畏、显赫的意思。
Following suit, in 8 BC, the month Sextilis ('sixth’) was renamed after Augustus, the first Roman emperor, who had died six years earlier. Augustus himlf was given this title when he became emperor, having previously been known as Octavian. It came from the
Latin augustus meaning 'concrated, venerable’ which gave ri to the English adjective august, 'respected and impressive’.
九月
September
September源自拉丁文ptem，就是“七”的意思。原来古罗马人只把一年分为十个月，March是一月，而September正好就是七月。
September follows on from Quinitlis and Sextilis, in that it comes from the Latin ptem, 'ven’. As with tho (and the rest of the calendar), the numbering is a bit off now: September was originally the venth month in an ancient Roman ten-month calendar, which started with March.
激励一代人十月
意见英文October
和上面说到的九月一样，英语中的十月，来自拉丁文octo，即“八”的意思，也是根据老历法来的。公元前713年，历法被修改，增加了两个月放在年尾，而到了公元前153年，才以1月1日作为新一年的开始。
More of the same: octo is the Latin for 'eight’, for that ten month calendar. Two months were added to the end of the calendar year around 713 BC, and the beginning of the year was moved to 1 January in 153 BC.
十一月
November
英语中的十一月取自拉丁文novem，即“九”的意思。
The pattern continues: November comes from novem, 'nine’.
十二月
December
英语中的十二月，来自拉丁文的decem，意为“十”。
