daytime
daytime はTOEIC 860・TOEFL 80・IELTS 6.5レベルの英単語で、「昼間、日中」という意味があります。発音記号は /ˈdeɪtaɪm/ です。
意味一覧 (2件)
昼間
解説 Definition
昼間（ひるま）とは、日が出ている間の時間帯、つまり朝から夕方までの明るい時間のことです。夜と対比される概念です。
Daytime is the part of the day when it is light outside, usually from morning until evening. It is used in everyday talk about daily life, work, and activities. The word contrasts with nighttime.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
daytime は day＋time の形どおり、「日が出ていて明るい時間帯」として覚えます。noon「正午」や afternoon「午後」より広く、朝から夕方までの夜ではない時間全体を指せます。nighttime と対にすると使う場面がつかみやすく、during the daytime「昼間に」、daytime temperatures「昼間の気温」、daytime TV「昼間のテレビ番組」のような名詞のまとまりでよく出ます。
Daytime is day + time: the time when it is light outside. It is wider than noon or afternoon because it can cover the whole bright part of the day. Match it with nighttime, and remember phrases like during the daytime and daytime temperatures.
例文
The museum is open during daytime.
博物館は昼間に営業しています。
I prefer to work during daytime.
昼間に仕事をするのが好きだ。
Daytime temperatures are higher than nighttime.
昼間の気温は夜よりも高い。
日中
(意味 2)解説 Definition
日中とは、朝から夕方までの明るい時間帯を指す名詞です。営業時間、気温、活動時間などを述べるときに使われ、夜間との対比でよく現れます。やや説明的・客観的な文脈にも合います。
Daytime is the part of the day when it is light outside, from morning until evening. It is often used when talking about business hours, temperature, travel, or activity during the day rather than at night. The word sounds slightly neutral and descriptive, so it also fits formal or factual contexts. It is commonly used in contrast with nighttime.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
daytime は day「日、昼」＋time「時間」で、「day の時間帯」と考えると自然に覚えられます。during the daytime や daytime hours のように、外が明るい時間をまとめて言うときに使います。noon は正午、afternoon は午後だけなので、daytime のほうが範囲が広い語です。反対語の nighttime と対で覚えると、日中と夜間の区別がはっきりします。
You can remember daytime as day plus time, meaning "the time of day." It is useful in phrases like during the daytime and daytime hours when you talk about the bright part of the day as a whole. Unlike noon, which means midday, or afternoon, which means only part of the day, daytime has a wider meaning. It is also easy to learn together with its opposite, nighttime.
例文
Many shops are open only during the daytime.
多くの店は日中だけ営業しています。
Temperatures can get quite high in the daytime during summer.
夏は日中に気温がかなり高くなることがあります。
The building looks completely different in the daytime than it does at night.
その建物は夜よりも日中のほうがまったく違って見えます。
daytime の語源・成り立ち Etymology
daytime は day「日・昼」＋time「時」の複合語で、どちらも古英語由来のきわめて基本的な語です。day は dawn と同系で「明るい時間帯」を表し、そこに time が付いて「一日のうち明るい間」、つまり「昼間」という意味がはっきり示されます。
Daytime is a native English compound of day and time, both from Old English. Day is related to old words for light or dawn, and time means a period or season. Together they came to mean the light part of the day, in contrast with night. The word keeps that simple original structure and meaning.
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