c. 1300 (as two words from mid-12c., daies liht), from day + light (n.); its figurative sense of "clearly visible open space between two things" (1820) has been used in references to boats in a race, U.S. football running backs avoiding opposing tackles, a rider and a saddle, and the rim of a glass and the surface of the liquor. The (living) daylights that you beat out of someone were originally slang for "the eyes" (1752), extended figuratively to the vital senses.
雙語例句
1. Officials say the operation will be carried out in full daylight.
官員們說行動將在大白天進行。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It was still daylight but all the cars had their headlights on.
還是大白天，但所有汽車的前燈都亮起來了。
來自柯林斯例句
3. They're just ripping the fans off; it's daylight robbery.
他們這是在盤剝歌迷，簡直是明目張膽的打劫。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Thick chipboard across the window frames blocked out the daylight.
裝在窗框上的厚厚的膠合板擋住了白天的光線。
來自柯林斯例句
5. A girl was attacked on a train in broad daylight.