關於Holiday的意思和用法的提問

A: "much better", not "much good". It still sounds a little unnatural.

"The holidays have been doing wonders for her health." = casual expression

It means that the holiday is helping her health improve. Maybe because it is a cheerful and exiting time for her, she wants to eat well or exercise, making her feel better

A: Maybe. It's lyrical analysis so it is kind of subjective and everyone thinks something different.

A: It should be finished after the holidays.

A: It means to go vacation in another country (overseas).

A: 私は休みでした。

A: He’s on holiday until the 7th, so he won’t be in his office. I can take a message for you if you’d like though.

We’re going on holiday to the Bahamas this year.

School’s not in session right now, they’re on holiday/they’re on break.

The office will be closed on holiday/out on holiday, effective Dec 23 through Dec 27. Work hours resume as normal Dec 28.

The Johnsons are away on holiday for the weekend. I heard they were going to Hawaii.

A: I just got back from holiday

A: 'I am going on holiday with my family'.
In the UK we don't use vacation. Vacation is used by the US.

A: Merry Christmas
Happy New Years
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Birthday
Happy St. Patrick's Day
Happy Halloween
Happy Thanksgiving

A: holiday is a special day like christmas, easter, new year.
vacation is when you go somewhere to relax. You're not going to work or do school stuff. Me travelling to japan would be an example.

A: @Grace_Lim
I am on holiday = I am taking a vacation
In the holidays = during the holidays

“In holiday” isn’t correct.

A: I'll go on holiday next week IMO is like someone tells you that you need a break and that is what you would respond with. I'm going on holiday next week would be like informing someone you are leaving for a vacation.

A: In US English, a holiday is a special day when most people don't work, a festival is a public outdoor celebration, and a vacation is a time when an individual takes time off from work, usually for a few days. Almost no holidays in the US are festivals but rather are mostly celebrated individually with family or a small group of friends.

In the UK, they don't use the word "vacation" and "holiday" can mean both a vacation and a holiday in the American sense.

A: “despite being on holiday” and “in spite of being on holiday” are correct.

“Despite holiday” and “in spite of holiday” are unnatural.

A: In the past:
How was your holiday?
How did you spend your holiday?
In general:
What do you do on your holidays?
How do you spend your holidays?
In the present:
How are you spending your holiday?
How is your holiday going?
In the future:
What are you going to do on you holiday?
What do you plan on doing on your holiday?
How are you going to spend your holiday?

A: "The holiday was fun!

I went to Kitakyushu city and ate some curry. It was delicious!"

A: 請到提問詳情頁確認

A: Holidays. There is no need to say day twice :)

A: We don't have slang for the word Holiday itself, but I assume you mean " 'oliday." Here the H is replaced with a '

A: × Japan didn't respect our own culture and society but they ruled and suppressed Korea very inhumanly, violently and brutally.
✓ Japan didn't respect our own culture and society but instead they ruled and suppressed Korea very inhumanly, violently and brutally.

× They committed a lots of atrocities.
✓ They committed a lot of atrocities.

× It raised deep anger of Korean at Japan and the will to resist was getting bigger.
✓ It raised deep anger among Koreans towards Japan and the will to resist was getting stronger.

× During that period Koreans revolted against the Japanese occupation and never gave up to take the country back.
✓ During that period, Koreans revolted against the Japanese occupation and never gave up to take their country back.

A: I would like to establish a national holiday called "Technology-Free Day," on which day, contemporary people are encouraged or required to use their electronic devices as little as possible in their daily lives.

Your passage is grammatically correct, but I've made a few small changes to make it sound more formal and clear. The holiday name is capitalized, "technology" is hyphenated, and the phrase "as frequently in their daily lives as possible" is replaced with "as little as possible." Also I've used "electronic devices" instead of "electric devices" as it is more commonly used and sound more accurate.

A: I would like to establish a national holiday called “Cheering Day.”
The purpose of this holiday is to respect and honor the players as representatives of their country.

A: 得した気になるから とかですか？
I like public holidays because I feel lucky.
I like public holidays because I feel like I get paid for not working.

日本語を添えておくと正しく訳せます。もしよかったら、次から。😉

A: "It's a holiday today and they're doing construction.
I wish they'd be quiet, it's a little noisy.
I hope they have the weekends off."

Point of view changing from "they" to "you" sounds odd, is all. And "the weekends off." is just a shorter way to say "day off on weekends." :)