c. 1300, from after + noon. In 15c.-16c., the form was at afternoon; from c. 1600 it has been in the afternoon. Middle English also had aftermete "afternoon, part of the day following the noon meal," mid-14c.
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1. They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 school-children for an afternoon.
他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童。
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2. It was a marvellous afternoon with a huge turnout of people.
那是个美妙的下午，出席人数众多。
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3. The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers.
总统今天下午会见了他最得力的军事顾问。
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4. It happened at Stamford Bridge one murky November afternoon.
这发生在11月一个阴沉的下午，斯坦福德桥上。
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5. The fighting began in the late afternoon and continued all night.
