fortnight

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n. 两星期

发音

UK /ˈfɔːt.naɪt/
US /ˈfɔɹt.naɪt/
AU /ˈfɔɹt.nɪt/
AU /ˈfɔɹt.nɪt/

词形变化

fortnights 复数 fortnights

别名

fortnite fortnith

教材释义与例句

名词

两星期

two weeks

a fortnight's holiday

十四天的假期

in a fortnight's time

两周后

a fortnight ago

两周前

释义与例句

n. B1
  1. 1.

    A period of 2 weeks.

    两周

    爱尔兰 英国 过时

    Holonyms: month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yottasecond < ronnasecond < quettasecond

    Meronyms: quectosecond < rontosecond < yoctosecond < zeptosecond < attosecond < femtosecond < picosecond < nanosecond < microsecond < millisecond < centisecond < decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond

    Near-synonym: halfmonth

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

period period of time time period

词源

From Middle English fourtenyght, fourtene nyght, from Old English fēowertīene niht (literally “fourteen nights"; the Anglo-Saxons counted by nights), equivalent to fourteen + night. Compare sennight.

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