midnight

midnight — 名詞

1. the time at night that is shown as 12:00 on a clock, marking the moment when one

1.名詞A1
釋義

午夜

半夜十二點，前後兩天的分界

the time at night that is shown as 12:00 on a clock, marking the moment when one day ends and the next begins

例句

Nala stayed up until midnight to finish her science project.

Nala 為了完成自然科學作業，熬夜到午夜才睡。

collocation: until midnight

Just before midnight, the street outside grew quiet and dark.

將近午夜時，外面的街道變得寂靜又漆黑。

同義詞
反義詞
  • noon

    twelve o'clock in the middle of the day

文法句型

at midnight

past midnight

until midnight

midnight + noun (modifier)

常見錯誤

❌The meeting ends at midnight noon.
✅The meeting ends at midnight.
💡midnight is 12:00 at night, not 12:00 in the daytime. For midday use 'noon' instead.
❌I will arrive at the midnight.
✅I will arrive at midnight.
💡midnight usually does not take an article when used as a time point.