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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

小阳春

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiǎo yáng chūn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Indian Summer/ˌɪn.di.ən ˈsʌm.ər/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"今年深秋出现了一段罕见的小阳春天气。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A period of unusually dry, warm weather occurring in late autumn.

    "We enjoyed a delightful Indian summer this November, with temperatures reaching the low twenties."
  2. 2

    A late, unexpected outburst of success, activity, or vigor in a person's life, career, or period of time.

    "The veteran striker experienced an Indian summer, scoring twelve goals in the final months of the season."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in late 18th-century North America, the phrase first appeared in print in letters written by John de Crèvecoeur in 1778. The exact etymology is uncertain, but it likely derived from early European settlers who noted the characteristic hazy, warm weather occurring in autumn, a phenomenon traditionally associated with hunting times by Native American tribes.

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