New Year's Eve
大みそか
解説 Definition
大みそか
The final day of the calendar year, especially the evening of December 31 before the new year begins. It is commonly associated with gatherings, countdowns, and other celebrations welcoming the coming year.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
New Year に所有の 's と「前夜」を表す eve が付き、「新年の前夜」、つまり12月31日の大みそかを表します。on New Year's Eve、spend New Year's Eve の形で覚えましょう。eve は evening と関連する語で、1月1日の New Year's Day とは一日前です。
Read the structure as New Year plus possessive 's plus Eve: the eve belonging to the New Year. Eve means the evening or day immediately before an important occasion, so this phrase points to December 31, especially its evening. Learn the natural combinations “on New Year's Eve,” “spend New Year's Eve,” and “a New Year's Eve party.” Contrast it with New Year's Day, January 1, and with New Year, which may describe the wider festive period. The apostrophe belongs before the s.
例文
We watch TV on New Year's Eve.
大みそかにはテレビを見ます。
New Year's Eve is December 31.
大みそかは12月31日です。
New Year's Eve の類義語・関連語
New Year's Eve の語源・成り立ち Etymology
「New Year（新年）」に所有を表す 's と「eve（前夜）」が付き、「新年の前夜」を表す言葉になりました。
New Year's Eve combines New Year with the possessive ending 's and eve, producing the literal sense “the eve of the New Year.” Eve is historically related to evening and came to mean the evening, or sometimes the whole day, before a festival or important date. The phrase consequently became the conventional name for December 31, particularly the hours leading up to midnight and the beginning of January 1.
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