midwinter英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The middle of winter. countable,uncountable

— IN midwinter the shadow that hung over John gathered into storm-cloud.
The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd. countable,uncountable

形容词 adj.

Of or occurring in the middle of winter. not-comparable

— Except for the mid-winter period, when the 11.30 a.m. from Paddington and its opposite number will be withdrawn - Torquay now has seven daily expresses to and from Paddington as compared with five down and six up previously.

词形变化

midwinters plural mid-winter alternative mid-winter alternative

词汇关系

反义词

midsummer

衍生词

midwinter day midwinter's day midwinter eve midwinter even midwinter's eve midwinter's even mid-winterly midwinter month midwinter night midwinter's night midwinter tide midwinter's tide mid-wintry

词源

词源 1

From Middle English midwinter, mydwinter, mydwynter, from Old English midwinter, from Proto-West Germanic *midiwintru, from Proto-Germanic *midjawintruz (“midwinter”), equivalent to mid- + winter. Cognate with West Frisian midwinter (“midwinter”), Dutch midwinter (“midwinter”), German Mittwinter (“midwinter”), Danish midvinter (“midwinter”), Swedish midvinter (“midwinter”).

词源 2

From Middle English midwinter, mydwinter, mydwynter, from Old English midwinter, from Proto-West Germanic *midiwintru, from Proto-Germanic *midjawintruz (“midwinter”), equivalent to mid- + winter. Cognate with West Frisian midwinter (“midwinter”), Dutch midwinter (“midwinter”), German Mittwinter (“midwinter”), Danish midvinter (“midwinter”), Swedish midvinter (“midwinter”).