fort·night
noun/ˈfɔːtnaɪt/
/ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
[usually singular] (British English)- 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。 - We hope to leave in the next fortnight.
我们希望两个星期内离开。 - We’ve spent the last fortnight in Spain.
上两个星期我们是在西班牙度过的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- next
- last
- past
- …
- spend
- elapse
- go by
- pass
- …
- after a/the fortnight
- during a/the fortnight
- for a/the fortnight
- …
Word OriginOld English fēowertīene niht ‘fourteen nights’. - a fortnight’s holiday