afternoon

名词 n. 副词 adv. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
英 /ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/    美 /ˌæf.tɚˈnun/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.
    — Theſe men ſerue God in the forenoone, and the diuell in the after noone;
  2. The later part of anything, often with implications of decline. figuratively
    — Buck.[…]Theſe both put by a poore petitioner A care-crazd mother of a many children, A beauty-waining and diſtreſſed widow, Euen in the afternoone of her beſt daies Made priſe and purchaſe of his luſtfull eye, Seduc t the pitch and height of al his thoughts, To baſe declenſion and loathd bigamie, By her in his vnlawfull bed he got.
  3. A party or social event held in the afternoon. informal
副词 adv.
  1. In the afternoon. archaic,not-comparable,singular
    — I stayd at home till noone, and recᵈ of Crowders for 3 loods of shilling 2l. 8s.; and afternoone I went with my wife to Wakefeild, where by yᵉ way I spent at Toppitt 8d., and wee lay at Jackson’s all night.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Ellipsis of good afternoon. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis

词形变化

afternoons plural afternoone alternative,archaic afternoone alternative,archaic afternoone alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词
arvo aft undern afternoon undertime
反义词
morning
上位词
daytime
下位词
'sarvo sarvo
衍生词
aft afternoon delight afternooner afternoon farmer afternoonish afternoon tea arvo crafternoon good afternoon midafternoon preafternoon this afternoon
相关词
forenoon early morning dawn first light postdawn midday evening dusk night midnight
部分词
afternoon tea foreday midafternoon teatime undermeal undertide

词源

词源 1
From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.
词源 2
From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.
词源 3
From Middle English afternone, after-non, equivalent to after- + noon.
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