nighttime

大学 FREQ #16270

n. 夜间

发音

US /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/

词形变化

nighttimes 复数 nighttimes

别名

night-time night time

教材释义与例句

名词

夜间

形容词

夜间的；夜里发生的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night.

    夜里

    夜间

    可数 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night.

  2. 2.

    Happening during the night.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

night dark

上位词 3

period period of time time period

下位词 2

wedding night weeknight

部分词 4

evening midnight lights-out small hours

整体词 3

day mean solar day solar day

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English nyght tyme, nyȝttyme, equivalent to night + time. Compare Dutch nachttijd, German Nachtzeit, Danish nattetid, Swedish nattetid. Compare also Middle English nyȝter tyme (“nighttime”), from Old Norse náttartími, nætrtími (“nighttime”).

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