holiday汉语翻译：
n. 假日, 假期, 节日
vi. 度假
【法】 假日, 假期, 休假
相关词组:
make holiday
on holiday
take a holiday词型变化：
名词:holidayer动词过去式:holidayed过去分词:holidayed现在分词:holidaying第三人称单数:holidays词意辨析：
holiday, leave, vacation这三个词都有“假日(期)”的意思，但含义用法并不相同。
holiday: 一般指“休假”。

tom and i are going to have a holiday.
我和汤姆准备去度假。

i've already had my holidays this year.
我今年已经度过假了。

during a holiday in sweden, i found this note on my car.
在瑞典度假期间，我在我的车子上发现了这张字条。

postcards always spoil my holidays.
明信片总是弄得我过不好假日。

my holidays passed quickly, but i did not send any cards to my friends.
我的假日过的很快，但是我一张明信片也没有寄给朋友。

leave: 指“请假”，被批准后离开自己的工作的一段时间。

he stays at home on sick leave.
他请了病假呆在家里。

he asked for a six months' leave.
他请了6个月的假。

vacation: 在英国指大学的寒暑假或法定不工作的日子，美国可指任何假日（期）。

the students are planning how to spend their summer vacation.
这些大学生在计划着怎样过暑假。

mr. fuller is on vacation now.
费勒先生在度假。

英语解释：
名词 holiday:

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure同义词：vacation

a day on which work is suspended by law or custom

动词 holiday:

spend or take a vacation同义词：vacation

例句：

Our holiday plans are still at an indeterminate stage.我们的假日计划还没有确定。

Did you have a nice holiday?你假期过得愉快吗？

Sunday is a holiday in Christian countries.在基督教国家礼拜日是假日。

According to your contract, you get 15 days' paid holiday a year.根据你的合同，你每年有十五天的带薪假期。

We are going to France to spend our holidays.我们将去法国度假。

详细解释：
hol.i.day
n.（名词）
A day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.
节日：法定或习俗上能够停止通常的商业活动来纪念或庆祝某一特定事件的日子
A religious feast day; a holy day.
宗教节日；神圣的日子
A day free from work that one may spend at leisure; a day off.
假日：人们可不工作而享受闲暇的日子；休假
Chiefly British A vacation.
【多用于英国】 假期
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用来修饰另一名词：
例句：
holiday cheer; holiday travelers.
节日佳肴；假期游客
v.intr.（不及物动词）
holi.dayed,holi.day.ing,holi.days 【多用于英国】
To pass a holiday or vacation.
度假或休假
来源：
Middle English holidai [holy day]
中古英语 holidai [神圣的一天]
from Old English h3lig dôg
源自 古英语 h3lig dôg
h3lig [holy] * see holy
h3lig [神圣的] *参见 holy
dôg [day] * see day
dôg [天] *参见 day
【引伸】
hol.iday.er
n.（名词）