詞源

來自中古英語 ，，來自古英語 (“昨夜”)，等價於 +‎ 。

副詞

(不可比)

1. (古舊) 在昨夜
   • c. 1598, , “Act IV, Scene 1”, 出自 :

     What man was he talk'd with you yesternight
     Out at your window betwixt twelve and one?

     昨天晚上在十二点钟到一点钟之间，
     在你的窗口跟你谈话的那个男人是谁？

   • 1611, of the ‎, 31:29:

     It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

     我手中原有能力害你，只是你父親的神昨夜對我說：『你要小心，不可與雅各說好說歹。』

   • 1820, , 章號 6, 出自 ‎:

     […] when the Templar crossed the hall yesternight, he spoke to his Mussulman slaves in the Saracen language, which I well understand, and charged them this morning to watch the journey of the Jew […]

     […] 昨晚聖殿騎士穿過大廳時，跟他的穆斯林奴隸用薩拉森語講了幾句話；我聽得懂這種語言，他是要他們今天早上監視你的行蹤 […]

   • 1847, , 章號 29, 出自 ‎:

     […] she has disturbed me, night and day, through eighteen years—incessantly—remorselessly—till yesternight; and yesternight I was tranquil.

     […] 她擾了我日日夜夜，十八年以來——不斷地——毫無憐憫的——一直到昨夜；昨夜我平靜了。

   • 1885, , 章號 XXII, 出自 The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, 卷 I, The Burton Club，頁號 228:

     I came here yesternight for a call of nature and to do what none can do for me, when lo! a mouse came out of the water, and squeaked at me and swelled and waxed gross till it was big as a buffalo, and spoke to me words that entered my ears. Then he left me here and went away.

     昨晚，我来这里解手，突然一只耗子从水池里钻出来吱吱乱叫，只见牠渐渐变大，变得像水牛那样肥壮，然后说了几句人话，丢下我走了。

名詞

(複數)

1. (古舊) 昨夜，前一夜