nightly
意味
- 夜の,夜間の;毎晩の,夜ごとの
- 毎晩,夜ごとに
例文
The policeman was on his usual nightly round.
巡査はいつものように夜間の巡回中だった。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English nyȝtly, nihtlich, nihtlic, from Old English nihtlīċ, nihtelīċ (“nocturnal, nightly, of the night, at night”), equivalent to night + -ly. Cognate with Scots nichtlie (“nightly”), West Frisian nachtlik (“nightly, nocturnal”), Dutch nachtelijk (“nightly, nocturnal”), German nächtlich (“nocturnal, nightly”), Danish natlig (“nightly”), Swedish nattlig (“nightly, nocturnal”).