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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 Corpusfortnight• 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 weeks two Corpus |