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舊時晚上八時左右,打鼓報告初更開始,稱為“定更”?!毒G野仙蹤》卷五:“ 蕭麻子 道:‘用不著你我,只用到定更時候,那一只眼兒的光頭老先生出來,只他用點頭晃腦幾下,強似我作合數(shù)倍?!薄逗缅蟼鳌返谑换兀骸凹s他今晚定更時分,在后花園門口一會?!?陳登科 《赤龍與丹鳳》八:“已到定更時分了, 紀(jì)懷仁 走進屋來?!?/p>
1.beat the first watch at 8. p.m. indicating the beginnig of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided (晚八時左右打鼓報告初更開始)