spring forward, fall back

短语

发音

UK /ˌspɹɪŋ ˈfɔːwəd ˌfɔːl ˈbæk/
US /ˌspɹɪŋ ˈfɔɹwəɹd ˌfɔl ˈbæk/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Used to recall how timepieces are adjusted for daylight saving time: Local time goes forward in the spring (usually by one hour), and back in fall (autumn).

词源

A pun on spring (“(noun) season of the year in temperate regions in which plants spring from the ground and into bloom and dormant animals spring to life; (verb) to move or burst forth”) and US English fall (“(noun) season of the year in temperate regions when the leaves typically fall from the trees; (verb) to move to a lower position under the effect of gravity”).

来源：wiktionary