midday
/ˌmɪdˈdeɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmɪdˈdeɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmid-ˌdā -ˈdā/ (ame, mw)
midday — 名詞
1. the time when the clock shows 12:00 in the day, or the short period just before
正午
白天的十二點前後
the time when the clock shows 12:00 in the day, or the short period just before and after this time
The team meeting is at midday, so please arrive before twelve.
團隊會議在正午舉行，所以請在十二點前到達。
at + midday for scheduling a specific time
By midday, the sun was so strong that everyone moved into the shade.
到正午時，陽光已經非常強烈，每個人都移到陰涼處。
by + midday meaning 'before or at that time'
The café serves lunch from midday to two o'clock every afternoon.
這家咖啡館每天從正午到下午兩點供應午餐。
Yara usually takes a short walk around midday to clear her mind.
Yara 通常在正午前後散步幾分鐘來放鬆心情。
The children were hungry by midday because they ate breakfast very early.
孩子們到正午就餓了，因為早餐吃得很早。
- noon
exactly 12:00; 'noon' is more precise, while 'midday' can include the time around twelve
- twelve o'clock
more conversational and exact in everyday speech
- midnight
12:00 at night, the opposite point in the 24-hour cycle
文法句型
at + midday
by + midday
around + midday
用法筆記
Used without an article — 'at midday', 'by midday', 'around midday'. Often placed before another noun as a modifier: 'midday sun', 'midday meal', 'midday heat'.