单词 | o'clock |
释义 | o'clock[ uh-klok ] / əˈklɒk / adverbof, by, or according to the clock (used in specifying the hour of the day): It is now 4 o'clock. according to a method for indicating relative position whereby a plane in space is considered to be numbered as a clock's face, with 12 o'clock considered as directly ahead in horizontal position or straight up in vertical position. Origin of o'clockFirst recorded in 1710–20; from o', a reduced form of of;see o' + clock1 Words nearby o'clockocker, Ockham, Ockham's razor, Ockham, William of, ockodols, o'clock, Ocmulgee, “O Come, All Ye Faithful”, oconee-bells, O'Connell, O'Connor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for o'clock
British Dictionary definitions for o'clocko'clock / (əˈklɒk) / adverbused after a number from one to twelve to indicate the hour of the day or night used after a number to indicate direction or position relative to the observer, twelve o'clock being directly ahead or overhead and other positions being obtained by comparisons with a clock face Word Origin for o'clockC18: abbreviation for of the clock Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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