fortnight
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fort·night /ˈfɔːtnaɪt $ ˈfɔːrt-/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable usually singular] British English two weeks 两星期,十四天 a fortnight’s holiday 十四天的假期 in a fortnight’s time 两周后 a fortnight ago 两周前
Examples from the Corpus
fortnight• A package price of £700 for a fortnight is typical.• Hans was sent to Bournemouth for a fortnight.• And that's when Gooch will say farewell, having decided before the tour not to stay for the final fortnight.• Take a stroll in downtown Denver during rodeo fortnight.• Henry met and married this girl all in the course of one short fortnight.Origin fortnight Old English feowertyne niht “fourteen nights”fort·night nounChineseSyllable
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fortnight
fort‧night S3 /ˈfɔːtnaɪt $ ˈfɔːrt-/
noun [countable usually singular] British English
a fortnight’s holiday
in a fortnight’s time
a fortnight ago
fort‧night S3 /ˈfɔːtnaɪt $ ˈfɔːrt-/
noun [countable usually singular] British English Language: Old English
Origin: feowertyne niht 'fourteen nights'
two weeks:Origin: feowertyne niht 'fourteen nights'