The period of darkness occurring between one day and the next; that part of a 24-hour period during which a place receives no light from the sun…
| 单词 | θ95348 |
| 释义 | the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] (71) nighteOE The period of darkness occurring between one day and the next; that part of a 24-hour period during which a place receives no light from the sun… nightertalec1300 Night-time, the night. Esp. in by (also on, with,etc.) nightertale: by night, during the night. darkc1400 The time between sunset and sunrise, which is not illuminated by the sun; night time; night. Also (chiefly in phrases, as after dark): the onset of… nightertimec1425 Night-time, the night. Esp. in by nightertime: at night, during the night; cf. a-nightertime, adv. night-timec1430 The time between evening and morning; the time of night or darkness. Also figurative. night-tidea1500 The time of night; night-time. Now archaic. night-season1530 The night-time. darkmans?1536 Night. Cf. lightmans, n. Nox1567 Night. Frequently figurative in personifications. moonshine1652 The time when the moon begins to shine; moonrise. Obsolete. darkie?1738 slang. Night; evening, twilight. Obsolete. the watches of the night1826 Each of the (three, four, or five) periods into which the night was anciently divided. Now often in collective plural, the watches of the night… nite1928 In advertising and commercial contexts: = night, n. bat-flight1934 Subcategories:— as a division or period of time (2) — marking lapse of time (1) — marking an occasion or point in time (1) — passing or spending the night (1) — midnight (9) — darkest period or dead of night (2) — last hour of night, pre-dawn, or cockcrow (6) — watch or period into which night was divided (9) — tonight (1) — previous or yesterday night (2) — being overtaken by night (1) — moonlighting (1) — one who brings or likes night or darkness (8) — late hours (1) — setting of the moon (1) — particular night on which one does something (3) — bedtime (5) — time of doing particular things at night (1) — a special night (1) — task that takes all night (1) |
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