nocturn

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɒktɜːn/|/(ˌ)nɒkˈtɜːn/    美 /ˈnɑkˌtɝn/|/ˈnɑktɚn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries.
  2. A portion of the psalter used during nocturns.

词形变化

nocturns plural

词源

From Middle English nocturne, borrowed from Medieval Latin nocturna, noun use of the feminine form of Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal, of the night”), derived from nox (“night”).
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