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在古代中国,在夜里到了某时刻,敲更人就会敲钟报时,并提醒大家小心火烛。在中世纪的欧洲也有类似做法,即到了夜里规定时刻,就会有人敲钟,提醒大家扑灭灯火,按时就寝,其目的是避免无人照看的灯火在夜里引发火灾。这种做法在古法语中被称为cuevrefeu,字面意思就是cover fire(扑灭灯火)。英语单词curfew就来源于此,并在19世纪时衍生出“宵禁”之意。
The local administration says the curfew is a precautionary measure.
地方当局说宵禁是一种预防措施。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》The ANC claimed the curfew gave licence to the police to hunt people as if they were animals.
非国大声称宵禁使得警察肆无忌惮地把人们当动物来抓捕。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Police had an overnight curfew to control looters who sacked virtually every market in the city.
警方此前曾实施宵禁,以控制洗劫了该市每一个市场的抢掠者.
来源:网络文摘精选The Taliban took advantage of the curfew to lay mines around the city.
塔利班利用宵禁开始在城市周围部署地雷.
来源:网络文摘精选Let's see if we can reach some sort of agreement over your curfew.
让我们来看看,是不是能对你的夜归时间达成什么议?
来源:网络文摘精选The army is now on patrol in Srinagar and a curfew has been imposed.
军队目前在斯利那加巡逻,且已实行了宵禁。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》At most schools, there is no curfew and students may come and go as they please.
绝大多数学校是没有宵禁的,所以学生们可以进出自如.
来源:网络文摘精选Most were walled, closed their gates at night, and imposed some form of curfew.
大部分的城镇外有城墙环抱, 入夜即关上城门并实行某种形式的宵禁.
来源:网络文摘精选In Lucknow crowds of people defied the curfew to celebrate on the streets.
在勒克瑙,成群的人们违抗宵禁令到街上去庆祝。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》A state of emergency and curfew were imposed for the whole of the summer.
紧急状态和宵禁持续了一整个夏天.
来源:网络文摘精选Myra stayed with him past curfew and is thrown out of the corps de ballet.
玛拉和他在外一直到过了宵禁,因此被芭蕾舞团开除了.
来源:网络文摘精选Thousands of people have taken to the streets in defiance of the curfew.
成千上万的人不顾宵禁涌上街头。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
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