dead of night是什么意思

“dead of night”的中文翻译

A. “dead of night”是什么意思

“dead of night”的中文翻译意思是：夜深人静时；万籁俱寂的深夜；三更半夜。（习语，特指夜最深、最黑暗、最安静的时段，带文学色彩，通常与“in”搭配作“in the dead of night”，也可用 late at night、small hours 等词表达相关的“深夜”含义）。

B. “dead of night”的发音音标

英[ˌded ɒv ˈnaɪt] 美[ˌded əv ˈnaɪt]

C. “dead of night”的用法

“dead of night”是英语中的固定习语，其中“dead”表示“死寂的、毫无生气的”，“of night”限定属夜，整体意为“夜深人静之际、万籁俱寂的深夜”。该表达最具文学与修辞色彩：典型搭配是“in the dead of night”表示“在夜深人静时”，莎士比亚时代也有“in dead of night”（省略 the）的用法，而“at dead of night”是较古旧的变体，现代英语中“in the dead of night”最常见；口语中也可以省略 the，直接说“at dead of night”。与之相比，“late at night”是中性时间状语，只表示“深夜”这一时段，不带氛围渲染；“deep into the night”强调动作持续到深夜；“the small hours”特指凌晨一点到四点的极晚时段，多见于英式英语；“midnight”专指午夜十二点，可泛指深夜；“dead of winter”是同构表达，指“隆冬”，可与“dead of night”对照记忆。注意“dead”在这里不是“死亡”的本义，而是“完全的、死一般的”引申义，描述深夜“万籁俱寂、万物流止”的状态，因此该短语常用于营造神秘、紧张或宁静的叙事氛围。

D. “dead of night”的双语例句：

1. 深夜，我听到窗户上传来轻微的敲击声。

In the dead of night, I heard a faint tapping on the window.

2. 这些卡车总是在夜深人静时出发，那时几乎没人在场目睹。

The lorries always departed in the dead of night, when few people were around to witness it.

3. 我们趁守卫熟睡，在夜深人静时逃了出去。

We escaped in the dead of night, while the guards were asleep.

4. 深夜被狗吠声吵醒，令人心烦。

Being woken up by dogs barking in the dead of night is really annoying.

5. 深夜万籁俱寂时突然响起一声尖叫，吓得我汗毛直竖。

My skin crawled when a sudden shriek broke the silence in the dead of night.

6. 深夜我躺在帐篷里，听着林子里的动静。

I lay in my tent in the dead of night, listening to the noises in the woods.

7. 他说他父亲过去经常三更半夜外出。

He said his father used to go out in the dead of night.

8. 罪案发生在夜深人静之时，没有目击者。

The crime took place in the dead of night, with no witnesses present.

9. 深夜的老房子嘎吱作响，让我毛骨悚然。

The old house creaked in the dead of night, sending shivers down my spine.

10. “late at night”是中性的“深夜”时间状语，而“the dead of night”特指夜最深、最寂静的时分，更具文学氛围。

“Late at night” is a neutral time phrase for the late hours of the night, while “the dead of night” refers specifically to the darkest, quietest part of the night and carries a more literary tone.