late 14c., "freedom from obligations, leisure, release" (from some activity or occupation), from Old French vacacion "vacancy, vacant position" (14c.) and directly from Latin vacationem (nominative vacatio) "leisure, freedom, exemption, a being free from duty, immunity earned by service," noun of state from past participle stem of vacare "be empty, free, or at leisure" (see vain).
Meanings "state of being unoccupied," "process of vacating" in English are early 15c. Meaning "formal suspension of activity, time in which there is an intermission of usual employment" (in reference to schools, courts, etc.) is recorded from mid-15c. As the U.S. equivalent of what in Britain is called a holiday, it is attested from 1878.
vacation (v.)
1866, from vacation (n.). Related: Vacationed; vacationing.
实用例句
1. Neff hitchhiked to New York during his Christmas vacation.
内夫在圣诞节假期里搭顺风车去了纽约。
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2. Did you have a lot of reading during the vacation?
放假期间你读了很多书吗？
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3. The French get five to six weeks' vacation a year.
法国人每年有5到6周的假期。
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4. He looked tanned and well rested after his vacation.
