fortnight
fortnight — 名詞
- fortnightsingular
- fortnightsplural
1. a length of time covering fourteen consecutive days, used especially in British
兩週
連續十四天的時間
a length of time covering fourteen consecutive days, used especially in British English when talking about travel, scheduled events, or payment cycles.
The Watanabe family went on a fortnight's holiday to the south coast of France.
渡邊一家去法國南部海岸度了兩週的假。
fortnight's + noun (holiday) — possessive determiner
We meet every fortnight to discuss the book we have all been reading.
我們每兩週聚一次，討論大家正在讀的書。
every fortnight = every two weeks (frequency adverb)
Priya is going to stay with her aunt in Kyoto for a fortnight next summer.
Priya 明年夏天要去京都跟她阿姨住兩週。
for a fortnight (duration)
Rent is due at the end of each fortnight, so I plan my budget.
房租每兩週到期一次，所以我會規劃預算。
each fortnight as a countable time unit
In a fortnight the cherry blossoms will be in full bloom across the park.
再過兩週，公園裡的櫻花就會盛開。
- a fortnight
- the fortnight
- every fortnight
- each fortnight
- a fortnight's holiday
- a fortnight's notice
- a fortnight's leave
- for a fortnight
- in a fortnight
- within a fortnight
- over a fortnight
- the past fortnight
- the next fortnight
- the whole fortnight
- two weeks
More common internationally and in American English; neutral register.
- fourteen days
More formal or precise; often used in legal or medical contexts.
文法句型
fortnight (singular)
a fortnight
a fortnight's + noun
every fortnight
用法筆記
This term is strongly associated with British English; speakers of American English almost always use 'two weeks' instead. When used before another noun, the possessive form is standard: 'a fortnight's holiday', 'a fortnight's notice'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- fortnightly形容詞B2
- fortnightly副詞B2