"high noon" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 正午
• 決戰時刻

Definition

“High noon”指正午十二點，太陽在天空中最高時；也可以指關鍵或決定性時刻，尤其是對抗時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用作比喻，強調決定性、對抗性的時刻，受西部片影響較大。不要用於日常表達時間或午餐。

Examples

It was high noon when we arrived at school.

我們到學校時正好是**正午**。

At high noon, the sun was directly above us.

在**正午**時，太陽就在我們頭頂正上方。

The meeting starts at high noon.

會議在**正午**開始。

Tomorrow’s game is our high noon — everything depends on this match.

明天的比賽就是我們的**決戰時刻**，一切都取決於這場比賽。

It felt like high noon as the two leaders finally faced each other.

當兩位領導人終於對峙時，感覺就是**決戰時刻**。

This is high noon for our company — we have to make a big decision today.

對我們公司來說，現在正是**決戰時刻**——今天必須做出重大決定。