night-timen.

Brit.

/ˈnʌɪttʌɪm/, U.S.

/ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/

Forms: see night n. and time n., int., and conj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., time n.

Etymology: < night n. + time n. Compare Old Icelandic náttartími, nátt-tími, Old Swedish nattatime, Old Danish naatetymme.

The time between evening and morning; the time of night or darkness. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > day and night > night > [noun]

nighteOE

nightertalec1300

darkc1400

nightertimec1425

night-timec1430

night-tidea1500

night-season1530

darkmans?1536

Nox1567

moonshine1652

darkie?1738

the watches of the night1826

nite1928

bat-flight1934

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. 1731 As an oule fleth be nyhte..Riht so this knyht..schop his rode On nyhtes time.]

c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 143 He..cometh downe allone in the nyȝt tyme.

a1500 ( in C. Monro Lett. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 81 I immediately, be nyght tyme, send a servaunt of myn unto hym.

1538 T. Elyot Dict. at Larna A spyrite whiche apperethe in the nyght tyme.

1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil Whole .xii. Bks. Æneidos x. Ee j b Whan by nighttime nesh som blasing star All bloodred sanguine shewes.

1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 72 She assailed the enemy in the night-time unawares.

1659 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1872) IV. 185 Who might in the nicht tyme..rob the housses [etc.].

1709 London Gaz. No. 4527/1 He came up with them and attacked them in the Night-time.

1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 94 The reason of the water's appearing so white in the night-time.

1813 T. Moore Farewell! but Whenever iii, in Sel. Irish Melodies No. 5. 37 Bright dreams of the past..Which come, in the night-time of sorrow and care.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. iii. iv. 110 The night-time of the body is the day-time of the soul.

1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. xvii. 230 He..stood now in the darkness of late night-time on a lonely road.

1935 T. S. Eliot Murder in Cathedral ii. 76 The night-time heaping of the ashes.

1986 A. Owen & J. Perkins Speaking for Ourselves 109 At night-time everyone would congregate in the meetinghouse.

Derivatives

ˈnight-timer n. a person who is awake or active during the night.

ΚΠ

1963 Listener 24 Jan. 182/1 His private life got involved with the lives of the lonelyhearts, the night-timers, to whom he was giving his professional good advice.

1978 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 43 18/2 Antagonism may develop as daytimers deprecate the nighttimers and the latter resent the neglect shown by the others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	night-time
释义	night-timen. Brit. /ˈnʌɪttʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈnaɪtˌtaɪm/ Forms: see night n. and time n., int., and conj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: night n., time n. Etymology: < night n. + time n. Compare Old Icelandic náttartími, nátt-tími, Old Swedish nattatime, Old Danish naatetymme. The time between evening and morning; the time of night or darkness. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > night > [noun] nighteOE nightertalec1300 darkc1400 nightertimec1425 night-timec1430 night-tidea1500 night-season1530 darkmans?1536 Nox1567 moonshine1652 darkie?1738 the watches of the night1826 nite1928 bat-flight1934 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. 1731 As an oule fleth be nyhte..Riht so this knyht..schop his rode On nyhtes time.] c1430 N. Love Mirror Blessed Life (Brasenose e.9) (1908) 143 He..cometh downe allone in the nyȝt tyme. a1500 ( in C. Monro Lett. Margaret of Anjou (1863) 81 I immediately, be nyght tyme, send a servaunt of myn unto hym. 1538 T. Elyot Dict. at Larna A spyrite whiche apperethe in the nyght tyme. 1573 T. Twyne tr. Virgil in T. Phaer & T. Twyne tr. Virgil Whole .xii. Bks. Æneidos x. Ee j b Whan by nighttime nesh som blasing star All bloodred sanguine shewes. 1632 J. Hayward tr. G. F. Biondi Eromena 72 She assailed the enemy in the night-time unawares. 1659 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1872) IV. 185 Who might in the nicht tyme..rob the housses [etc.]. 1709 London Gaz. No. 4527/1 He came up with them and attacked them in the Night-time. 1772 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 62 94 The reason of the water's appearing so white in the night-time. 1813 T. Moore Farewell! but Whenever iii, in Sel. Irish Melodies No. 5. 37 Bright dreams of the past..Which come, in the night-time of sorrow and care. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics I. iii. iv. 110 The night-time of the body is the day-time of the soul. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. xvii. 230 He..stood now in the darkness of late night-time on a lonely road. 1935 T. S. Eliot Murder in Cathedral ii. 76 The night-time heaping of the ashes. 1986 A. Owen & J. Perkins Speaking for Ourselves 109 At night-time everyone would congregate in the meetinghouse. Derivatives ˈnight-timer n. a person who is awake or active during the night. ΚΠ 1963 Listener 24 Jan. 182/1 His private life got involved with the lives of the lonelyhearts, the night-timers, to whom he was giving his professional good advice. 1978 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 43 18/2 Antagonism may develop as daytimers deprecate the nighttimers and the latter resent the neglect shown by the others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1430
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