matinee
英['mætɪneɪ]
美[,mætn'e]
- n. 白天举行的音乐会；妇女便装之一种
词态变化
复数: matinees;
助记提示
1. 马图塔（英语：Mater Matuta）。[1]古罗马女性神祇之一。她凭借在古罗马神话之中所具有的司晨地位而在古罗马时期被古罗马人通过广建寺庙的形式加以颂扬和宣传，影响深远。
2. matutinal <===> matin, matins, matinee.
3. related to maturus “early” (see mature).
中文词源
matinee 午场，日场
缩写自法语matinee musicale,清晨音乐会，来自法语matin,早晨，词源同matins,manana.后来引申词义日间，日场，最后用于指午场。
英文词源
- matinee (n.)
- "afternoon performance," 1848, from French matinée (musicale), from matinée "morning" (with a sense here of "daytime"), from matin "morning," from Old French matines (see matins). Originally as a French word in English; it lost its foreignness by late 19c.
双语例句
- 1. In fact I am not interested in matinee show.
- 事实上,我对日场并不感兴趣.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. I have ticket reserved for today's matinee.
- 预订了今天白天的戏票.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. " I've been to the matinee this afternoon. "
- " 我今天下午去看过戏了. ”
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 4. Dressing, after the matinee on Wednesday, a knock came at her dressing - room door.
- 星期三, 演完日戏之后,她正在换装, 听到有人敲她的化妆室的门.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 5. " Come down and meet me to morrow, " he said, " and we'll go to the matinee.
- “ 明天到市中心来见我, 好吗? " 他说, " 我们一起去看下午场的戏.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹