antemeridian

antemeridian — 形容詞

  • antemeridianpositive
  • more antemeridiancomparative
  • most antemeridiansuperlative

1. happening during the morning, before the middle of the day

1.形容詞C2
釋義

上午的；午前

發生在正午之前的

happening during the morning, before the middle of the day

例句

Tuan booked an antemeridian appointment so he could finish before lunch.

Tuan 訂了一個上午的約診，好讓他午餐前就能結束。

collocation: antemeridian appointment / session / shift

Christopher's antemeridian walks along the river always ended before the sun grew hot.

Christopher 沿著河邊的上午散步，總在太陽變熱之前就結束了。

同義詞
  • morning

    everyday and neutral; the normal choice in speech and writing

  • forenoon

    formal and old-fashioned; the part of the morning just before midday

  • a.m.

    abbreviation used with clock times, not before a noun

反義詞

文法句型

antemeridian + noun

用法筆記

Used before a noun, almost never after be. Everyday English prefers 'morning' (a morning appointment); a.m. on a clock is the abbreviation of Latin ante meridiem.

常見錯誤

The meeting is antemeridian.
The meeting is in the morning.
antemeridian normally comes before a noun and sounds stiff in ordinary speech.
I will call you at eight antemeridian.
I will call you at eight a.m.
the time marker after a clock hour is a.m., not the adjective.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • antemeridian appointment
  • antemeridian session
  • antemeridian shift
  • antemeridian hours