small hours

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The very early morning, just after midnight, when most people are asleep. plural,plural-only
    — Cologne Hauptbahnhof is reached in the small hours, and the traveller new to postwar Germany is spared the sight of the devastated city.

词源

From the small number used to identify such hours (e.g. 1 o'clock, 2 o'clock).
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