#ENGLearn# #英gram# #English synonym analysis# Prepositions are volatile things. They usually only consist of a few letters, but these letters are enough to have a profound impact on a sentence. This article explores whether you should use at night or in the night, and what each f

Looking at the usage of the preposition in, we know that in can mean a specific time period, such as in May means the time period from May 1st to May 31th, and in 2005 means from Jan. 2005 to Dec. 2005. This time period also includes in spring/summer, etc.; from the perspective of a specific time period, in in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening all represent a specific time period.

Compared with morning, afternoon and evening, night usually refers to late in the evening and early in the morning, or from dusk to dawn. People sleep most of the time and have no other activities. Therefore, in ancient times, when When people use at night, they regard night as a time point in a day (a time segment with no activity), which is consistent with the use of the preposition at to modify time.

The preposition at is a specific preposition that expresses a certain time or moment, and usually has a certain degree of flexibility. For example, at 2 o'clock implies that it starts at two o'clock and lasts for a flexible period of time, and at night indicates that it is dark in the day. moments, for example:

He can't always sleep deeply at night due to the interval of noise coming from nowhere.

He can't always sleep deeply at night due to the interval of noise coming from nowhere.

He can't always sleep deeply at night due to the interval of noise coming from nowhere.

I have a routine at night that helps me to calm down. I recommend you try one out as well.

I have a routine at night that helps me to calm down. I suggest you try it too.

This is just like other time points in a day that are also modified with at, such as at noon, at dawn, at dinner, at midnight or at 5:00, etc. Among them, at dinner refers to the time to eat dinner, so dinner can be eaten You can eat for half an hour, or for an hour, but this time period is regarded as a point in time, just like night is regarded as a time of day.

Of course, there is an exception to using at to modify time, that is, at can modify vague time periods, such as at that time, at breakfast time, at Easter or at the weekend, etc.

I wasn't living with my parents at that time.

I wasn't living with my parents at that time.

I wasn't living with my parents at that time.

We're going to hunt for a new house at the weekend.

We're going to hunt for a new house at the weekend.

Note that in American English we use on the weekend, not at the weekend. In fact, when modifying time, at represents a certain time, which is similar to its usage of modifying time. Usually, the place or position modified with at is regarded as a point. It can be modified with at, ranging from table to store. At this time, the table or store is treated as a point by the speaker, just like noon or night is treated as a point in time, for example:

The child was sitting at the table dismantling his new toy.

The child was sitting at the table dismantling his new toy.

The child was sitting at the table dismantling his new toy.

Toy.

We came across each other at the big department store yesterday and had a long chat.

We came across each other at the big department store yesterday and had a long chat.

We came across each other at the big department store yesterday and had a long chat.

And in the night means a time in a specific night, usually talking about something that has happened, mainly used in the past tense, for example:

The temperature fell sharply in the night.

The temperature fell sharply at night.

The temperature fell sharply in the night.

There were some sounds in the night that led me to believe I wasn’t alone.

There were some sounds in the night that led me to believe I wasn’t alone.

There were some sounds in the night that led me to believe I wasn’t alone.

can roughly summarize that the reason why at night is more commonly used than in the night is due to some idiomatic differences. At night usually modifies something that happens frequently (such as sleeping), while in the night is used to modify a specific thing that happens (such as being disturbed while sleeping). Wake up), somewhat similar to the difference between simple present tense and simple past tense.

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