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fortnight

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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
fortnightA 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
fortnight S3 /ˈfɔːtnaɪt $ ˈfɔːrt-/ noun [countable usually singular] British English
 Language: Old English
 Origin: feowertyne niht 'fourteen nights'
two weeks:
    a fortnight’s holiday
    in a fortnight’s time
    a fortnight ago


fort·nightBrE /ˈfɔːtnaɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (BrE) two weeks 两星期a fortnight's holiday两周的假期a fortnight ago两星期以前in a fortnight's time在两周的时间内He's had three accidents in the past fortnight. 在过去两周他出了三次事故。🔊🔊