单词 | good night |
释义 | good nightSEE SYNONYMS FOR good night ON THESAURUS.COM interjectionan expression of farewell used in parting at nighttime or when going to sleep. Origin of good nightMiddle English word dating back to 1325–75 Words nearby good nightgoodness, goodness gracious, goodness knows, goodness of fit, good news, good night, good off, good offices, good-oh, good oil, good ol' boy Definition for good night (2 of 2)good-night [ good-nahyt ] / ˌgʊdˈnaɪt / nouna farewell or leave-taking: He said his good-nights before leaving the party. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for good nightBritish Dictionary definitions for good nightgood night sentence substitutea conventional expression of farewell, or, rarely, of greeting, used in the late afternoon, the evening, or at night, esp when departing to bed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with good nightgood night Expression of farewell used when parting at night or when going to sleep, as in He stood at the door, saying good night to each of the departing guests, or Mother came to tuck the children in and kiss them good night. [Late 1300s] Exclamation of surprise or irritation, as in Good night, Joe!—You can't mean what you said, or Good night, Anne—it's time you learned how to throw a ball. [Late 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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