| 释义 |
aday, a-day, adv., prop. phr.|əˈdeɪ|
[a prep.1 + day = OE. on dæȝe.]
†1. In or on the day (in opposition to the night); by day. Obs.
a1250Owl & Nighting. 219 Thu singist a niȝt, and noȝt a dai. 1297R. Glouc. 289 Seynt Edward þe vyfte ȝer of ys kynedom Aȝen eue aday aslawe was. c1340Alex. & Dindimus 425 And us bi-dewen aday · þe dewen of heuene.
2. On each day; daily. (See a adj.2 4, and a prep.1 8.)
c1500Partenay 4252 Full moch haue I hurd spokyn of the aday. 1526Tindale Matt. xx. 2 He agreede with the labourers for a peny a daye. 1611ibid. A peny a day. 1783Robertson Amer. I. 163 The scanty allowance of six ounces of bread a-day for each person. 1825Br. Jonathan II. 217 You would have begun with nearly three hours a-day. |