witching hour

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ ˌaʊə/    美 /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ ˌaʊ(ə)ɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Often preceded by the: midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed; also (generally), the middle of the night, when unfortunate things are thought to be more likely to occur; the dead of night. literary,poetic
    — I wanted to get home before the witching hour.
  2. A time of day, usually in the early evening, when babies and young children are more fretful and likely to cry or fuss. broadly
    — Witching hour: It just might be the most challenging time of the day. That window between dinner and bedtime where kids are wound up, parents want to wind down, and it feels like the longest hour or two ever. And although the term witching hour is most commonly applied to newborns and babies, kids of all ages seem to be extra sensitive at this time. Here are some ideas for getting through witching hour for kids of all ages.
  3. The final hour of trading each month during which certain stock options expire, leading to a higher trading volume and greater price volatility. broadly
  4. The hour between 3:00 and 3:59 a.m., associated with demons. uncommon
    — "Do you know what three a.m. is?" […] "It's called the witching hour. It's the reverse of the holy hour—three p.m.—when Jesus died on the cross.[…]"

词形变化

witching hours plural

词源

From witching (“of or pertaining to witchcraft or sorcery, or to witches or sorcerers”, adjective) + hour. Sense 1 (“midnight”) was popularized by the reference to the “witching time of night” in the play Hamlet (written c. 1599–1602; published 1603) by William Shakespeare (1564–1616): see the quotation.
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