「時間」是我們生活中最基本的維度，學會如何表達時間是流暢溝通的關鍵。本單元將GEPT初級詞彙中所有與時間相關的單字進行系統性分類，從時間單位、日期到頻率，幫助您完全掌握時間的語言。
時間基本單位 (Basic Units of Time)
time
[taɪm]
名詞 (n.)時間
The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.
What ____ is it now?
現在幾點了？
Time flies when you are having fun.
當你玩得開心時，時間飛逝。
hour
[aʊr]
名詞 (n.)小時
A period of time equal to a twenty-fourth part of a day and night and divided into 60 minutes.
The meeting will last for about an ____.
會議大約會持續一小時。
I will be back in half an ____.
我半小時後回來。
minute
['mɪnɪt]
名詞 (n.)分鐘
A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.
Please wait for a ____.
請稍等一分鐘。
The train will leave in ten ____s.
火車將在十分鐘後離開。
second
['sɛkənd]
名詞 (n.)秒
The base unit of time in the International System of Units.
There are sixty ____s in a minute.
一分鐘有六十秒。
He finished the race in just ten ____s.
他只花了十秒就跑完了比賽。
moment
['momənt]
名詞 (n.)瞬間, 片刻
A very brief period of time.
Can you wait for a ____?
你可以等一下下嗎？
It was a very special ____ in my life.
那是我生命中一個非常特別的片刻。
一天中的時段 (Parts of the Day)
dawn
[dɔn]
名詞 (n.)黎明, 天剛破曉
The first appearance of light in the sky before sunrise.
We woke up at ____ to see the sunrise.
我們在黎明時醒來去看日出。
The rooster crows at ____.
公雞在黎明時啼叫。
morning
['mɔrnɪŋ]
名詞 (n.)早上
The period of time from sunrise to noon.
I go for a run every ____.
我每天早上都去跑步。
Good ____! How are you today?
早安！你今天好嗎？
noon
[nun]
名詞 (n.)中午
Twelve o'clock in the day; midday.
The meeting will start at ____.
會議將在中午開始。
Let's have lunch at ____.
我們中午吃午餐吧。
afternoon
[͵æftɚ'nun]
名詞 (n.)下午
The time from noon or lunchtime to evening.
I have a meeting this ____.
我今天下午有個會議。
What are you doing tomorrow ____?
你明天下午要做什麼？
evening
['ivnɪŋ]
名詞 (n.)傍晚
The period of time at the end of the day, usually from about 6 p.m. to bedtime.
We are going to a party this ____.
我們今晚要去參加一個派對。
I like to take a walk in the cool of the ____.
我喜歡在涼爽的傍晚散步。
night
[naɪt]
名詞 (n.)夜晚
The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise.
The stars are very bright at ____.
星星在夜晚非常明亮。
Good ____, sleep well.
晚安，祝你好眠。
midnight
['mɪd͵naɪt]
名詞 (n.)午夜
Twelve o'clock at night.
The party continued until after ____.
派對持續到午夜過後。
He came home at ____.
他午夜才回到家。
具體時間點 (Specific Points in Time)
o'clock
[ə'klɑk]
副詞 (ad.)……點鐘
Used after a number from one to twelve to say what time it is.
The meeting is at two ____.
會議在兩點鐘舉行。
It's almost five ____.
快要五點了。
a.m.
[e'ɛm]
副詞 (ad.)早上, 上午
From midnight to noon (ante meridiem).
I wake up at 7 ____ every day.
我每天早上七點起床。
The store opens at 10 ____.
這家店早上十點開門。
p.m.
[pi'ɛm]
副詞 (ad.)下午, 午後
From noon to midnight (post meridiem).
The class ends at 5 ____.
這堂課在下午五點結束。
Let's meet at 3 ____.
我們下午三點見吧。
quarter
['kwɔrtə]
名詞 (n.)四分之一, 15分鐘
A period of fifteen minutes.
It's a ____ past three.
現在是三點十五分。
The game will start at a ____ to seven.
比賽將在六點四十五分開始。
日期與週期 (Dates & Cycles)
日 (Day)
day
[de]
名詞 (n.)一日, 白天
A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next.
There are seven ____s in a week.
一週有七天。
Have a nice ____!
祝你有美好的一天！
today
[tə'de]
名詞/副詞 (n./ad.)今天
This present day.
What are you doing ____?
你今天要做什麼？
____ is my birthday.
今天是我生日。
tonight
[tə'naɪt]
名詞/副詞 (n./ad.)今晚
The evening or night of the present day.
Are you busy ____?
你今晚忙嗎？
Let's watch a movie ____.
我們今晚來看電影吧。
tomorrow
[tə'mɑro]
名詞/副詞 (n./ad.)明天
The day after today.
See you ____!
明天見！
I have a meeting ____ morning.
我明天早上有個會議。
yesterday
['jɛstɚde]
名詞/副詞 (n./ad.)昨天
The day before today.
I saw him ____.
我昨天見到他了。
What did you do ____?
你昨天做了什麼？
date
[det]
名詞 (n.)日期
The day of the month or year as specified by a number.
What's the ____ today?
今天幾號？
Please write down your name and the ____.
請寫下你的姓名和日期。
週 (Week)
week
[wik]
名詞 (n.)星期
A period of seven days.
I will be on vacation for a ____.
我將會去度假一週。
She goes to the gym twice a ____.
她一週去健身房兩次。
weekday
['wik͵de]
名詞 (n.)工作日, 平日
Any day of the week except Sunday and Saturday.
I have to work on ____s.
我平日必須工作。
The museum is less crowded on ____s.
博物館在平日比較不擁擠。
weekend
['wik'ɛnd]
名詞 (n.)周末
Saturday and Sunday, especially regarded as a time for leisure.
What are your plans for the ____?
你週末有什麼計畫？
Have a good ____!
祝你週末愉快！
月與年 (Month & Year)
month
[mʌnθ]
名詞 (n.)月份
Each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided.
My birthday is next ____.
我的生日在下個月。
There are 30 or 31 days in a ____.
一個月有30天或31天。
year
[jɪr]
名詞 (n.)年
The time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun, approximately 365 days.
I have lived here for a ____.
我已經在這裡住一年了。
Happy New ____!
新年快樂！
century
['sɛntʃərı]
名詞 (n.)世紀
A period of one hundred years.
The castle was built in the 16th ____.
這座城堡建於16世紀。
We are living in the 21st ____.
我們生活在21世紀。
時間關係與頻率 (Time Relationships & Frequency)
相對時間 (Relative Time)
now
[naʊ]
副詞 (ad.)現在
At the present time or moment.
I am very busy ____.
我現在很忙。
What should we do ____?
我們現在該怎麼辦？
past
[pæst]
名詞 (n.)過去
The time that has gone by.
Don't live in the ____.
別活在過去。
In the ____, people traveled by horse and carriage.
在過去，人們搭乘馬車旅行。
future
['fjutʃə]
名詞 (n.)未來
The time or a period of time following the moment of speaking or writing; time regarded as still to come.
No one knows what the ____ holds.
沒有人知道未來會如何。
She is planning for her ____ career.
她正在規劃她未來的職業生涯。
ago
[ə'go]
副詞 (ad.)在……之前
Before the present; earlier.
I met her a long time ____.
我很久以前見過她。
He left the company two years ____.
他兩年前離開了這家公司。
since
[sɪns]
介系詞 (prep.)自從
In the intervening period between (the time mentioned) and the time under consideration, typically the present.
I haven't seen him ____ last year.
我從去年起就沒見過他。
She has been much happier ____ she changed her job.
自從她換了工作後，她快樂多了。
soon
[sun]
副詞 (ad.)很快地
In or after a short time.
Get well ____!
祝你早日康復！
The bus will be here ____.
公車很快就來了。
early
['ɝlɪ]
形容詞/副詞 (a./ad.)早的(地)
Happening or done before the usual or expected time.
I have to get up ____ tomorrow.
我明天必須早起。
The ____ bird catches the worm.
早起的鳥兒有蟲吃。
late
[let]
形容詞 (a.)晚的, 遲到的
Doing something or taking place after the expected, proper, or usual time.
Don't be ____ for the meeting.
開會不要遲到。
I was ____ for school this morning.
我今天早上上學遲到了。
later
['letə]
副詞 (ad.)稍後
At a time in the near future; soon or afterward.
I will call you ____.
我稍後會打給你。
See you ____!
待會見！
already
[ɔl'rɛdɪ]
副詞 (ad.)已經
Before or by now or the time in question.
I have ____ finished my homework.
我已經寫完我的功課了。
Is it 10 o'clock ____?
已經十點了嗎？
頻率副詞 (Adverbs of Frequency)
always
['ɔlwez]
副詞 (ad.)總是
On all occasions; at all times.
He ____ drinks coffee in the morning.
他總是在早上喝咖啡。
The sun ____ rises in the east.
太陽總是從東方升起。
usually
['juʒuəlɪ]
副詞 (ad.)通常
Under normal conditions; generally.
I ____ go to bed at 11 p.m.
我通常在晚上十一點睡覺。
What do you ____ do on weekends?
你週末通常都做什麼？
often
['ɔfən]
副詞 (ad.)常常
Frequently; many times.
I ____ go to the library to read books.
我常常去圖書館看書。
How ____ do you exercise?
你多常運動？
sometimes
['sʌm͵taɪmz]
副詞 (ad.)有時
Occasionally, rather than all of the time.
____ I feel a little lonely.
有時候我感到有點孤單。
She ____ works on weekends.
她有時候週末會工作。
seldom
['sɛldəm]
副詞 (ad.)很少, 幾乎不
Not often; rarely.
He ____ watches TV.
他很少看電視。
We ____ see him these days.
我們這些日子很少見到他。
never
['nɛvə]
副詞 (ad.)從不
At no time in the past or future; on no occasion; not ever.
I will ____ forget your kindness.
我永遠不會忘記你的好意。
He ____ eats breakfast.
他從來不吃早餐。
once
[wʌns]
副詞 (ad.)一次, 曾經
On one occasion or for one time only.
I have been to that restaurant only ____.
那家餐廳我只去過一次。
____ upon a time, there was a beautiful princess.
從前，有一位美麗的公主。
ever
['ɛvɚ]
副詞 (ad.)從來, 總是
At any time.
Have you ____ been to Japan?
你曾經去過日本嗎？
Nothing ____ happens in this small town.
這個小鎮從來沒發生過任何事。
週期性 (Periodicity)
daily
['delɪ]
形容詞 (a.)每日的
Done, produced, or occurring every day or every weekday.
Exercise should be a part of your ____ routine.
運動應該成為你日常作息的一部分。
The newspaper is published ____.
這份報紙是每日發行的。
weekly
['wiklɪ]
形容詞 (a.)每周的
Done, produced, or occurring once a week.
There is a ____ meeting every Monday morning.
每個星期一早上都有週會。
The magazine is published ____.
這本雜誌是週刊。
monthly
['mʌnθlɪ]
形容詞 (a.)每月的
Done, produced, or occurring once a month.
We have to pay the ____ rent.
我們必須付每月的房租。
The committee meets ____.
委員會每月開會一次。
yearly
['jɪrlɪ]
形容詞 (a.)每年的
Happening or produced once a year or every year.
The company has a ____ party at the end of the year.
公司在年底會舉辦年度派對。
What is your ____ salary?
你的年薪是多少？
every
['ɛvrɪ]
形容詞 (a.)每一
Used to refer to all the individual members of a set without exception.
I go to school ____ day.
我每天都去上學。
She knows ____ student in the class.
她認識班上的每一位學生。
其他時間概念 (Other Time Concepts)
age
[edʒ]
名詞 (n.)年齡
The length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.
What is your ____?
你幾歲？
She looks young for her ____.
她看起來比她的實際年齡年輕。
period
['pɪrɪəd]
名詞 (n.)時期
A length or portion of time.
He went through a difficult ____ in his life.
他經歷了人生中的一段困難時期。
The museum has a special exhibition on the Roman ____.
博物館有一個關於羅馬時期的特展。
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