day 音标拼音: [d'e]
n . 白天,白昼,日子,时代,全盛时期
白天,白昼,日子,时代,全盛时期
day 日
day n 1 :
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis ;
"
two days later they left "; "
they put on two performances every day "; "
there are 30 ,
000 passengers per day " [
synonym :
{
day }, {
twenty -
four hours }, {
twenty -
four hour period },
{
24 -
hour interval }, {
solar day }, {
mean solar day }]
2 :
some point or period in time ; "
it should arrive any day now ";
"
after that day she never trusted him again "; "
those were the days "; "
these days it is not unusual "
3 :
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance ;
"
Mother '
s Day "
4 :
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside ; "
the dawn turned night into day "; "
it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime " [
synonym : {
day }, {
daytime },
{
daylight }] [
ant : {
dark }, {
night }, {
nighttime }]
5 :
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (
especially those when you are working ); "
my day began early this morning "; "
it was a busy day on the stock exchange "; "
she called it a day and went to bed "
6 :
an era of existence or influence ; "
in the day of the dinosaurs "; "
in the days of the Roman Empire "; "
in the days of sailing ships "; "
he was a successful pianist in his day "
7 :
the period of time taken by a particular planet (
e .
g .
Mars )
to make a complete rotation on its axis ; "
how long is a day on Jupiter ?"
8 :
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star ,
about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day [
synonym : {
sidereal day }, {
day }]
9 :
a period of opportunity ; "
he deserves his day in court ";
"
every dog has his day "
10 :
United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (
1874 -
1935 ) [
synonym : {
Day }, {
Clarence Day }, {
Clarence Shepard Day Jr .}]
Sidereal \
Si *
de "
re *
al \,
a . [
L .
sidereus ,
from sidus ,
sideris ,
a constellation ,
a star .
Cf . {
Sideral }, {
Consider }, {
Desire }.]
1 .
Relating to the stars ;
starry ;
astral ;
as ,
sidereal astronomy .
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2 . (
Astron .)
Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars ;
designated ,
marked out ,
or accompanied ,
by a return to the same position in respect to the stars ;
as ,
the sidereal revolution of a planet ;
a sidereal day .
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{
Sidereal clock }, {
day }, {
month }, {
year }.
See under {
Clock },
{
Day },
etc .
{
Sideral time },
time as reckoned by sideral days ,
or ,
taking the sidereal day as the unit ,
the time elapsed since a transit of the vernal equinox ,
reckoned in parts of a sidereal day .
This is ,
strictly ,
apparent sidereal time ,
mean sidereal time being reckoned from the transit ,
not of the true ,
but of the mean ,
equinoctial point .
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Day \
Day \ (
d [=
a ]),
n . [
OE .
day ,
dai ,
dei ,
AS .
d [
ae ]
g ;
akin to OS .,
D .,
Dan ., &
Sw .
dag ,
G .
tag ,
Icel .
dagr ,
Goth .
dags ;
cf .
Skr .
dah (
for dhagh ?)
to burn . [
root ]
69 .
Cf . {
Dawn }.]
1 .
The time of light ,
or interval between one night and the next ;
the time between sunrise and sunset ,
or from dawn to darkness ;
hence ,
the light ;
sunshine ; --
also called {
daytime }.
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2 .
The period of the earth '
s revolution on its axis . --
ordinarily divided into twenty -
four hours .
It is measured by the interval between two successive transits of a celestial body over the same meridian ,
and takes a specific name from that of the body .
Thus ,
if this is the sun ,
the day (
the interval between two successive transits of the sun '
s center over the same meridian )
is called a {
solar day };
if it is a star ,
a {
sidereal day };
if it is the moon ,
a {
lunar day }.
See {
Civil day }, {
Sidereal day },
below .
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3 .
Those hours ,
or the daily recurring period ,
allotted by usage or law for work .
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4 .
A specified time or period ;
time ,
considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing ;
age ;
time .
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A man who was great among the Hellenes of his day .
--
Jowett (
Thucyd . )
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If my debtors do not keep their day , . . .
I must with patience all the terms attend . --
Dryden .
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5 . (
Preceded by the )
Some day in particular ,
as some day of contest ,
some anniversary ,
etc .
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The field of Agincourt ,
Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus . --
Shak .
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His name struck fear ,
his conduct won the day .
--
Roscommon .
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Note :
Day is much used in self -
explaining compounds ;
as ,
daybreak ,
daylight ,
workday ,
etc .
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{
Anniversary day }.
See {
Anniversary },
n .
{
Astronomical day },
a period equal to the mean solar day ,
but beginning at noon instead of at midnight ,
its twenty -
four hours being numbered from 1 to 24 ;
also ,
the sidereal day ,
as that most used by astronomers .
{
Born days }.
See under {
Born }.
{
Canicular days }.
See {
Dog day }.
{
Civil day },
the mean solar day ,
used in the ordinary reckoning of time ,
and among most modern nations beginning at mean midnight ;
its hours are usually numbered in two series ,
each from 1 to 12 .
This is the period recognized by courts as constituting a day .
The Babylonians and Hindoos began their day at sunrise ,
the Athenians and Jews at sunset ,
the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight .
{
Day blindness }. (
Med .)
See {
Nyctalopia }.
{
Day by day },
or {
Day after day },
daily ;
every day ;
continually ;
without intermission of a day .
See under {
By }. "
Day by day we magnify thee ." --
Book of Common Prayer .
{
Days in bank } (
Eng .
Law ),
certain stated days for the return of writs and the appearance of parties ; --
so called because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench ,
or Bench (
bank )
as it was formerly termed . --
Burrill .
{
Day in court },
a day for the appearance of parties in a suit .
{
Days of devotion } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
certain festivals on which devotion leads the faithful to attend mass . --
Shipley .
{
Days of grace }.
See {
Grace }.
{
Days of obligation } (
R .
C .
Ch .),
festival days when it is obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass . --
Shipley .
{
Day owl }, (
Zool .),
an owl that flies by day .
See {
Hawk owl }.
{
Day rule } (
Eng .
Law ),
an order of court (
now abolished )
allowing a prisoner ,
under certain circumstances ,
to go beyond the prison limits for a single day .
{
Day school },
one which the pupils attend only in daytime ,
in distinction from a boarding school .
{
Day sight }. (
Med .)
See {
Hemeralopia }.
{
Day '
s work } (
Naut .),
the account or reckoning of a ship '
s course for twenty -
four hours ,
from noon to noon .
{
From day to day },
as time passes ;
in the course of time ;
as ,
he improves from day to day .
{
Jewish day },
the time between sunset and sunset .
{
Mean solar day } (
Astron .),
the mean or average of all the apparent solar days of the year .
{
One day }, {
One of these days },
at an uncertain time ,
usually of the future ,
rarely of the past ;
sooner or later . "
Well ,
niece ,
I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband ."
--
Shak .
{
Only from day to day },
without certainty of continuance ;
temporarily . --
Bacon .
{
Sidereal day },
the interval between two successive transits of the first point of Aries over the same meridian .
The Sidereal day is 23 h .
56 m .
4 .
09 s .
of mean solar time .
{
To win the day },
to gain the victory ,
to be successful . --
S .
Butler .
{
Week day },
any day of the week except Sunday ;
a working day .
{
Working day }.
(
a )
A day when work may be legally done ,
in distinction from Sundays and legal holidays .
(
b )
The number of hours ,
determined by law or custom ,
during which a workman ,
hired at a stated price per day ,
must work to be entitled to a day '
s pay .
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108 Moby Thesaurus words for "
day ":
International Date Line ,
Platonic year ,
abundant year ,
academic year ,
aeon ,
age ,
annum ,
annus magnus ,
antedate ,
bissextile year ,
broad day ,
calendar month ,
calendar year ,
century ,
common year ,
cycle ,
cycle of indiction ,
date ,
date line ,
datemark ,
dawn ,
day glow ,
daylight ,
dayshine ,
daytide ,
daytime ,
decade ,
decennary ,
decennium ,
defective year ,
dusk ,
epoch ,
era ,
fateful moment ,
fiscal year ,
fortnight ,
full sun ,
generation ,
great year ,
green flash ,
heyday ,
hour ,
indiction ,
instant ,
interval ,
juncture ,
kairos ,
leap year ,
lifetime ,
light ,
light of day ,
lunar month ,
lunar year ,
lunation ,
luster ,
lustrum ,
man -
hour ,
microsecond ,
midday sun ,
millennium ,
millisecond ,
minute ,
moment ,
moment of truth ,
month ,
moon ,
noonlight ,
noontide light ,
period ,
point ,
point of time ,
postdate ,
pregnant moment ,
prime ,
psychological moment ,
quarter ,
quinquennium ,
ray of sunshine ,
regular year ,
season ,
second ,
semester ,
session ,
shine ,
sidereal year ,
solar year ,
space ,
span ,
spell ,
stage ,
stretch ,
sun ,
sun spark ,
sunbeam ,
sunbreak ,
sunburst ,
sunlight ,
sunshine ,
term ,
time ,
time lag ,
trimester ,
twelvemonth ,
twilight ,
week ,
weekday ,
while ,
year Day The Jews reckoned the day from sunset to sunset (
Lev .
23 :
32 ).
It was originally divided into three parts (
Ps .
55 :
17 ). "
The heat of the day " (
1 Sam .
11 :
11 ;
Neh .
7 :
3 )
was at our nine o '
clock ,
and "
the cool of the day "
just before sunset (
Gen .
3 :
8 ).
Before the Captivity the Jews divided the night into three watches , (
1 )
from sunset to midnight (
Lam .
2 :
19 ); (
2 )
from midnight till the cock -
crowing (
Judg .
7 :
19 );
and (
3 )
from the cock -
crowing till sunrise (
Ex .
14 :
24 ).
In the New Testament the division of the Greeks and Romans into four watches was adopted (
Mark 13 :
35 ).
(
See {
WATCHES }.)
The division of the day by hours is first mentioned in Dan .
3 :
6 ,
15 ;
4 :
19 ;
5 :
5 .
This mode of reckoning was borrowed from the Chaldeans .
The reckoning of twelve hours was from sunrise to sunset ,
and accordingly the hours were of variable length (
John 11 :
9 ).
The word "
day "
sometimes signifies an indefinite time (
Gen .
2 :
4 ;
Isa .
22 :
5 ;
Heb .
3 :
8 ,
etc .).
In Job 3 :
1 it denotes a birthday ,
and in Isa .
2 :
12 ,
Acts 17 :
31 ,
and 2 Tim .
1 :
18 ,
the great day of final judgment .
DAY .
A division of time .
It is natural ,
and then it consists of twenty -
four hours ,
or the space of time which elapses while the earth makes a complete revolution on its axis ;
or artificial ,
which contains the time ,
from the rising until the setting of the sun ,
and a short time before rising and after setting .
Vide Night ;
and Co .
Lit .
135 ,
a .
2 .
Days are sometimes calculated exclusively ,
as when an act required that an appeal should be made within twenty days after a decision .
3 Penna .
200 ;
3 B . &
A .
581 ;
15 Serg . &
Rawle ,
43 .
In general ,
if a thing is to be done within such a time after such a fact ,
the day of the fact shall be taken inclusively .
Hob .
139 ;
Doug .
463 ;
3 T .
R .
623 ;
Com .
Dig .
Temps ,
A ;
3 East ,
407 .
3 .
The law ,
generally ,
rejects fractions of days ,
but in some cases it takes notice of such parts .
2 B . &
A .
586 .
Vide Date .
4 .
By the custom of some places ,
the word day '
s is understood to be working days ,
and not including Sundays .
3 Espin .
N .
P .
C .
121 .
Vide ,
generally ,
2 Chit .
Bl .
141 ,
note 3 ;
1 Chit .
Pr .
774 ,
775 ;
3 Chit .
Pr .
110 ;
Lill .
Reg .
h .
t ;
1 Rop .
Leg .
518 ;
15 Vin .
Ab .
554 ;
Dig .
33 ,
1 ,
2 ;
Dig .
50 ,
16 ,
2 ,
1 ;
Id .
2 ,
12 ,
8 ;
and articles Hour ;
Month ;
Year .
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