nighttime

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The hours of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the night. countable,uncountable
    — Nighttime fell like the opening / In the final act of the beginning of time
形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to nighttime; appropriate to the night. not-comparable
  2. Happening during the night. not-comparable
    — Discourage nighttime prowlers by installing motion-sensitive lights.

词形变化

nighttimes plural night time alternative night-time alternative night time alternative night-time alternative

词汇关系

反义词
day daytime diurnal

词源

词源 1
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”).
词源 2
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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