| 单词 | british standard time |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBritish Standard Time British Standard Time n. (a) = Greenwich Mean Time n. at Greenwich n. 1c (now disused); (b) the standard time used experimentally in the United Kingdom from 18 February 1968 to 31 October 1971, one hour in advance of GMT (UTC), equivalent to Central European Time and British Summer Time but in force throughout the year; abbreviated BST. ΘΚΠ the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > systems of reckoning time of day time1646 apparent time1694 local timea1703 Greenwich Mean Time1782 sun time1837 GMT1840 railway time1847 railroad time1849 Greenwich time1861 Eastern time1878 Pacific time1880 Universal Time1882 Eastern Standard Time1883 Mountain time1883 British Standard Time1908 daylight saving1908 zone time1908 LMT1909 British Summer Time1916 summertime1916 U.T.1929 B.S.T.1930 EST1935 British Double Summer Time1941 war time1942 B.D.S.T.1943 ephemeris time1950 1908 Times 4 Nov. 16/1 A reduction has been made in the charge for the transmission to private premises of a signal from Greenwich Observatory indicating 10 a.m. by British standard time. 1967 Times 24 Oct. 11/3 A bill will be introduced early next session to extend ‘summer time’ permanently throughout the year... We understand that the name British Standard Time is being considered; this is ambiguous, is likely to lead to confusion and misunderstanding and should be rejected. 1970 A. P. Herbert In Dark 11 By the beginning of February some real advantages will at last be seen to flow from British Standard Time. 2005 L. Holford-Strevens Hist. Time i. 16 An all-year BST, renamed ‘British Standard Time’, was enacted in 1968. < as lemmas |
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