forenight

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The evening time, between twilight and bedtime. Scotland
    — Yes, it is a low fire with an immense iron crane over it, on which half a dozen pots at a time can swing in comfort; a hearth on which logs of wood and peat can burn, a hearth that a dozen happy and contented faces can scarce encircle on a winter's forenight.

词形变化

forenights plural fore-night alternative

词源

From Middle English fore-niht, from Old English foranniht, equivalent to fore- + night. Cognate with Dutch voornacht, German Vornacht.
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