| 释义 |
hour·ly
I. \pronunc at hour+lē or li\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English, from hour + -ly (adverb suffix)
: at or during every hour : frequently : continually
< strife, which hourly was renewed — John Dryden >
II. adjective
Etymology: hour + -ly (adjective suffix)
1. obsolete : happening within an hour : brief, recent
2. : happening or done every hour : occurring hour by hour : renewed hour by hour : frequent, continual
< hourly train service >
< in hourly expectation of the rain's stopping >
3. : using an hour as the unit for determining an amount (as for reckoning wages)
< engaged and paid on an hourly basis > |