Word · Frequency #4064
o'clock
……点钟；……点
核心释义
according to the clock
- 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.
- 2.
按照时钟
according to the clock
按照时钟；...点钟；钟头
用法In use
The meeting starts at two o'clock sharp.
用法提示：o'clock 与数字连用，表示整点时间，作时间状语。
She usually gets up at seven o'clock on weekdays.
用法提示：o'clock 跟在数字后表示“……点钟”，在句中作时刻状语。
We waited until ten o'clock, but he never came.
用法提示：o'clock 用于表达具体钟点，强调按钟表计的时间。
it's three o'clock in Tokyo now
at [hour] o'clock
at 用于表示具体时刻；o'clock 只用于整点。
The meeting starts at three o'clock.
会议三点钟开始。
by [hour] o'clock
by 表示“不晚于某个时间”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- at nine o'clock
- 在九点钟
- The meeting starts at nine o'clock.会议九点开始。
- by six o'clock
- 六点钟之前
- Please finish the report by six o'clock.请在六点钟之前完成报告。
- at five o'clock sharp
- 五点整
- The train leaves at five o'clock sharp.火车五点整出发。
- around two o'clock
- 大约两点钟
- We arrived around two o'clock.我们大约两点钟到达。
- nine o'clock news
- 九点新闻
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
o' 像圆形钟面，o'clock 就是“按钟表报出的点钟”，看到 o' 就想起钟表圆盘。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：telling the time、everyday schedules o'clock 通常用于口语和一般书面语中表示整点时间；正式文体中也可使用，但若需要更严谨的钟点表达，有时会省略 o'clock。日常对话和安排时间时最常用。
语法说明Grammar Note
只用于数字1到12后面表示整点；数字时间或带a.m./p.m.时一般不用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以重读的 /ɑk/ 押韵（按音标 /əˈklɑk/）。注意 o'clock 中的 o 读 /ə/，不读 /oʊ/；lock 和 luck 拼写相似但发音不同（/lɑk/ vs /lʌk/）。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.