afternoon

afternoon — noun

1. the hours from about 12 o'clock at midday until around six in the evening, when

1.名詞A1
釋義

the hours from about 12 o'clock at midday until around six in the evening, when the sky starts to get dark.

例句

Mei usually takes a short nap in the afternoon before going back to her studies.

in the afternoon (definite article required)

We are meeting Grandma for tea at the train station this afternoon at three.

this afternoon (no preposition before deictic)

同義詞
  • p.m.

    abbreviation used after a clock time (3 p.m.); not a standalone noun for the period

  • midday

    narrower — refers only to around 12 o'clock, not the whole afternoon stretch

反義詞
  • morning

    the period before noon, opposite half of the daytime

  • evening

    the period right after the afternoon, roughly 6 p.m. onward

文法句型

in the afternoon

this/that/yesterday/tomorrow afternoon

on Sunday afternoon

afternoon + noun (afternoon tea, afternoon nap)

用法筆記

Use 'in the afternoon' when speaking generally, but drop the preposition with deictic words like 'this', 'that', 'yesterday', or 'tomorrow' (e.g. 'this afternoon', not 'in this afternoon'). With a specific weekday, switch to 'on': 'on Friday afternoon'.

常見錯誤

❌I will call you in afternoon.
✅I will call you in the afternoon.
💡when speaking generally about the period, English requires the definite article 'the'.
❌I have a class in this afternoon.
✅I have a class this afternoon.
💡drop 'in' before deictic markers like 'this', 'that', 'yesterday', 'tomorrow'.
❌See you in Sunday afternoon.
✅See you on Sunday afternoon.
💡use 'on' when a specific weekday is named, not 'in'.

afternoon — exclamation