"midsummer" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 仲夏
• 盛夏

Definition

夏季的中間時期，通常是在六月底或七月，是一年中最炎熱、最熱鬧的時候。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Midsummer” 時常和歐洲的仲夏慶典等活動有關，較常見於英式英文和文學，較少在美式口語中使用。有時也可用來比喻事情的高潮或頂峯。

Examples

We went swimming in the lake during midsummer.

我們在**仲夏**時去湖裡游泳。

Many flowers bloom at midsummer.

許多花在**仲夏**開放。

The days are longest at midsummer.

在**仲夏**時白天最長。

We always have a barbecue to celebrate midsummer.

我們總是在**仲夏**慶祝時烤肉。

By midsummer, the town is packed with tourists.

到**仲夏**時，城裡到處都是遊客。

It was so hot in midsummer that nobody wanted to work outside.

**仲夏**時太熱了，沒有人想在外面工作。