undern

别名

underne undirn

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of terce: the third hour of daylight (about 9 am).

    废旧 不可数
  2. 2.

    Synonym of noon: the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm).

    废旧 不可数
  3. 3.

    Synonym of afternoon.

    英国 方言 不可数
  4. 4.

    Synonym of evening.

    英国 方言 不可数
  5. 5.

    A light meal, particularly in the afternoon.

    英国 方言 不可数

相关短语

half undern high undern whole undern

词源

From Middle English undern, ondern, from Old English undern (“third hour of the day; nine o'clock; morning”), from Proto-Germanic *undurniz (“interval”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥ter, *h₁enter (“between”). Cognate with dialectal Dutch onder, dialectal German Untern, dialectal Swedish undarn.

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