喜樂美語
  1. 1rA1/əˈklɑːk/ · /əˈklɒk/點鐘；…點整

    used after a number from one to twelve to say that it is exactly that hour on the clock.

    示範例句 · Example

    It's already 9 o'clock — we should leave for school now.

    逐字它已經是九點鐘了——我們現在應該離開去學校。

    「o'clock」接在 1 到 12 的數字後面，說「鐘上剛好指到這個整點」。例如 It's 5 o'clock（現在五點整）、at 10 o'clock（在十點整）。核心畫面可以想成「鐘面指著那個整點小時」——所以有分數時不用 o'clock：說 ten past nine、half past one，不說 *ten past nine o'clock。寫成 9:00 這種數字時間時，也不加 o'clock。

    常見搭配

    • at ... o'clock

      在……點整

      at an exact hour on the clock

      Let's meet at 4 o'clock outside the library.

    • by ... o'clock

      在……點之前／最晚到……點

      no later than that exact hour

      Finish your homework by 8 o'clock tonight.

    • exactly ... o'clock

      剛好……點整

      at that hour with no minutes before or after

      The show starts at exactly 7 o'clock.

    • one / two / ... o'clock

      一點／兩點／……點鐘

      the exact hour named by that number

      It's already 9 o'clock.

    • five / six / seven o'clock

      五點／六點／七點整

      those exact hours on the clock

      School starts at 8 o'clock every morning.

    用法接近

    hoursharpexactly

core核心畫面

Picture a clock face at the exact moment the long hand stands straight up at 12 and the short hand points at one number, dead on. `o'clock` is the word for that picture and nothing else. It only ever follows one to twelve, and it only ever works when there are no minutes left over: `three o'clock`, yes; `three thirty o'clock`, no; `fifteen o'clock`, no.

可以想成一個時鐘剛好走到整點的那一瞬間：長針直直立在 12，短針不偏不倚指著某個數字。o'clock 就是專門用在這個畫面上的字，別的場合都不用它。它只接一到十二的數字，而且只有在「後面沒有零頭」的時候才成立——three o'clock 可以，three thirty o'clock 不行，fifteen o'clock 也不行（英文講二十四小時制時會說 fifteen hundred，不用這個字）。台灣學生最常遇到的一題就是：七點半不能說 seven thirty o'clock，直接說 seven thirty 就好，o'clock 一出現就等於宣告「整點，沒有分鐘」。

用法接近

hoursharpexactly

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

o'clockadv/əˈklɒk/

  • 1

    In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral, i.e., at the hour.

    • We are expected to be there at six o'clock in the morning!
    • It is two o'clock.
  • 2

    informalUsed to indicate that it is time to do a specific action, or time for a specific action to occur.

    • I'm feeling peckish; I think it must be nearly dinner o'clock.
    • We're here at Waffle House, and it's waffles o'clock!
  • 3

    In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the direction, relative to the speaker or a vehicle, especially an aircraft, corresponding to the direction the hour hand is pointing at the time corresponding to the numeral, with twelve representing directly ahead on a horizontal plane, or directly up on a vertical plane, and three being to the right on either.

    • It's at nine o'clock about two feet in from the edge of the branch. You need to know your "o'clocks" (nondigital) to spot birds.
    • Without moving your head, move your gaze upward to look at twelve o’clock. Now look down at six o’clock. Repeat three times, then blink several times, and rest with your eyes closed.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。