daytime 音标拼音: [d'et
, ɑɪm]
n . 白天,日间
白天,日间
daytime n 1 :
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside ; "
the dawn turned night into day "; "
it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime " [
synonym : {
day }, {
daytime },
{
daylight }] [
ant : {
dark }, {
night }, {
nighttime }]
Day \
Day \ (
d [=
a ]),
n . [
OE .
day ,
dai ,
dei ,
AS .
d [
ae ]
g ;
akin to OS .,
D .,
Dan ., &
Sw .
dag ,
G .
tag ,
Icel .
dagr ,
Goth .
dags ;
cf .
Skr .
dah (
for dhagh ?)
to burn . [
root ]
69 .
Cf . {
Dawn }.]
1 .
The time of light ,
or interval between one night and the next ;
the time between sunrise and sunset ,
or from dawn to darkness ;
hence ,
the light ;
sunshine ; --
also called {
daytime }.
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2 .
The period of the earth '
s revolution on its axis . --
ordinarily divided into twenty -
four hours .
It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian ,
and takes a specific name from that of the body .
Thus ,
if this is the sun ,
the day (
the interval between two successive transits of the sun '
s center over the same meridian )
is called a {
solar day };
if it is a star ,
a {
sidereal day };
if it is the moon ,
a {
lunar day }.
See {
Civil day }, {
Sidereal day },
below .
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3 .
Those hours ,
or the daily recurring period ,
allotted by usage or law for work .
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4 .
A specified time or period ;
time ,
considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing ;
age ;
time .
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A man who was great among the Hellenes of his day .
--
Jowett (
Thucyd . )
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If my debtors do not keep their day , . . .
I must with patience all the terms attend . --
Dryden .
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5 . (
Preceded by the )
Some day in particular ,
as some day of contest ,
some anniversary ,
etc .
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The field of Agincourt ,
Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus . --
Shak .
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His name struck fear ,
his conduct won the day .
--
Roscommon .
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Note :
Day is much used in self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
daybreak ,
daylight ,
workday ,
etc .
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{
Anniversary day }.
See {
Anniversary },
n .
{
Astronomical day },
a period equal to the mean solar day ,
but beginning at noon instead of at midnight ,
its twenty -
four hours being numbered from 1 to 24 ;
also ,
the sidereal day ,
as that most used by astronomers .
{
Born days }.
See under {
Born }.
{
Canicular days }.
See {
Dog day }.
{
Civil day },
the mean solar day ,
used in the ordinary reckoning of time ,
and among most modern nations beginning at mean midnight ;
its hours are usually numbered in two series ,
each from 1 to 12 .
This is the period recognized by courts as constituting a day .
The Babylonians and Hindoos began their day at sunrise ,
the Athenians and Jews at sunset ,
the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight .
{
Day blindness }. (
Med .)
See {
Nyctalopia }.
{
Day by day },
or {
Day after day },
daily ;
every day ;
continually ;
without intermission of a day .
See under {
By }. "
Day by day we magnify thee ." --
Book of Common Prayer .
{
Days in bank } (
Eng .
Law ),
certain stated days for the return of writs and the appearance of parties ; --
so called because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench ,
or Bench (
bank )
as it was formerly termed . --
Burrill .
{
Day in court },
a day for the appearance of parties in a suit .
{
Days of devotion } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
certain festivals on which devotion leads the faithful to attend mass . --
Shipley .
{
Days of grace }.
See {
Grace }.
{
Days of obligation } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
festival days when it is obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass . --
Shipley .
{
Day owl }, (
Zool .),
an owl that flies by day .
See {
Hawk owl }.
{
Day rule } (
Eng .
Law ),
an order of court (
now abolished )
allowing a prisoner ,
under certain circumstances ,
to go beyond the prison limits for a single day .
{
Day school },
one which the pupils attend only in daytime ,
in distinction from a boarding school .
{
Day sight }. (
Med .)
See {
Hemeralopia }.
{
Day '
s work } (
Naut .),
the account or reckoning of a ship '
s course for twenty -
four hours ,
from noon to noon .
{
From day to day },
as time passes ;
in the course of time ;
as ,
he improves from day to day .
{
Jewish day },
the time between sunset and sunset .
{
Mean solar day } (
Astron .),
the mean or average of all the apparent solar days of the year .
{
One day }, {
One of these days },
at an uncertain time ,
usually of the future ,
rarely of the past ;
sooner or later . "
Well ,
niece ,
I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband ."
--
Shak .
{
Only from day to day },
without certainty of continuance ;
temporarily . --
Bacon .
{
Sidereal day },
the interval between two successive transits of the first point of Aries over the same meridian .
The Sidereal day is 23 h .
56 m .
4 .
09 s .
of mean solar time .
{
To win the day },
to gain the victory ,
to be successful . --
S .
Butler .
{
Week day },
any day of the week except Sunday ;
a working day .
{
Working day }.
(
a )
A day when work may be legally done ,
in distinction from Sundays and legal holidays .
(
b )
The number of hours ,
determined by law or custom ,
during which a workman ,
hired at a stated price per day ,
must work to be entitled to a day '
s pay .
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daytime \
day "
time `\ (
d [=
a ]"
t [
imac ]
m `),
n .
The time during which there is daylight ,
as distinguished from the night ;
same as {
day },
1 ;
as ,
during the daytime .
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23 Moby Thesaurus words for "
daytime ":
broad day ,
dawn ,
day ,
day glow ,
daylight ,
dayshine ,
daytide ,
dusk ,
full sun ,
green flash ,
light of day ,
midday sun ,
noonlight ,
noontide light ,
ray of sunshine ,
shine ,
sun spark ,
sunbeam ,
sunbreak ,
sunburst ,
sunlight ,
sunshine ,
twilight
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