quarter-hour

短语

n. 一刻钟，钟面上标明第一刻钟（或第三刻钟的）点

词形变化

quarter-hours 复数 quarter-hours

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarter.

    These bells chime on the quarter-hour.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

15 minutes

上位词 2

time unit unit of time

整体词 2

hour hr

词源

From quarter + hour.

来源：wiktionary