diurnal
/daɪˈɜːnl/ (bre, ipa) · [daɪˈɚnəl] /daɪˈɜːrnl/ (ame, ipa) · [daɪˈɚnəl] /dī-ˈər-nᵊl/ (ame, mw)
diurnal — 形容詞
- diurnalpositive
- more diurnalcomparative
- most diurnalsuperlative
1. describes an animal or species that is mainly awake, feeding, or moving about in
日行性的
動物白天活動、夜裡休息的
describes an animal or species that is mainly awake, feeding, or moving about in daylight instead of after dark.
Meerkats are diurnal animals that search for food soon after sunrise.
狐獴是日行性動物，通常在日出後不久就開始找食物。
collocation: diurnal animals / diurnal species
Aoi saw diurnal butterflies settle on the garden wall before lunch.
Aoi 看見日行性的蝴蝶在午餐前停到花園牆上。
Unlike the bats upstairs, these mice are diurnal and sleep at night.
和樓上的蝙蝠不同，這些老鼠是日行性的，晚上會睡覺。
Park guides said the monkeys are diurnal, so mornings are the best viewing time.
公園導覽員說那些猴子是日行性的，所以早上最適合觀察。
- day-active
technical alternative used when describing animal behaviour
- daytime
broader and less exact; it names the time, not a species habit
- nocturnal
direct opposite for creatures active mainly at night
用法筆記
Subject is usually an animal or species, especially in biology or wildlife writing. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense is about when a living thing is active, not about a repeating daily pattern in data or weather.
常見錯誤
2. relating to a pattern that repeats each day, or to something measured across a s
日週期的
以一天為單位或每天循環的
relating to a pattern that repeats each day, or to something measured across a single day.
The chart shows a diurnal pattern in traffic, with two busy peaks.
這張圖表顯示交通有日週期模式，而且會出現兩個尖峰時段。
collocation: diurnal pattern
Doctors tracked the patient's diurnal temperature changes during her hospital stay.
醫師在病人住院期間追蹤她體溫的日週期變化。
collocation: diurnal temperature changes
The valley has a strong diurnal shift between hot afternoons and cold nights.
那座山谷在炎熱午後與寒冷夜晚之間有很強的日週期變化。
The lab ran a diurnal test that began at sunrise and ended by dawn.
實驗室進行了一項日週期測試，從日出開始，到隔天黎明結束。
- nightly
used when the pattern belongs specifically to the night
用法筆記
Object is usually a pattern, change, range, cycle, or test, and the word is commonest in scientific or technical writing. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names a daily rhythm or one-day span, not a creature's daylight habits.
常見錯誤
diurnal — 名詞
1. a written record in which daily events, work, or expenses are entered day by day
日誌
逐日記下事項的文字紀錄
a written record in which daily events, work, or expenses are entered day by day; a journal.
The ship's diurnal listed the weather, cargo, and repairs for each day.
那本船上的日誌記下了每天的天氣、貨物與維修情況。
historical record noun
Indra kept a diurnal of farm costs during the first harvest season.
Indra 在第一個收成季期間記了一本農務成本日誌。
Archivists found the doctor's diurnal beside old letters in a wooden chest.
檔案管理員在一個木箱裡的舊信旁發現了那位醫師的日誌。
The clerk copied each sale into the store's diurnal before closing time.
店員在打烊前把每一筆銷售都抄進店裡的日誌。
用法筆記
Object is the written record itself, especially in older business, travel, or historical contexts. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense focuses on the recorded information, not on the physical notebook.
2. the book or notebook used for writing day-by-day notes; a diary or daybook.
日記本
用來逐日記錄的簿冊
the book or notebook used for writing day-by-day notes; a diary or daybook.
Grandfather pulled a faded diurnal from the drawer and showed us his notes.
祖父從抽屜裡拿出一本褪色的日記本，讓我們看他的筆記。
physical book meaning
The museum displayed a leather diurnal opened to a page from 1912.
博物館展出了一本皮面的日記本，翻開在 1912 年的一頁。
Iris bought a small diurnal to track her baby's feeding times.
Iris 買了一本小日記本，想記下寶寶每次餵奶的時間。
Please leave the diurnal on the front desk for tomorrow's staff.
請把那本日記本留在前台，讓明天的工作人員接著用。
用法筆記
Object is the physical book or notebook. Most modern English speakers would say diary or journal instead, so this noun is mainly useful when reading older texts.