afternoon,morning,evening前为什么不用冠词

表示时间的名词 afternoon, morning, evening 前好像一般是要用冠词的。但为什么下面的句子没有用冠词呢？

Evening came on. 黄昏降临。

Can’t the decision wait until afternoon? 能不能到下午再做决定？

Evening was already drawing in. 夜晚已经渐渐来得早了。

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最佳答案 2014-05-10 08:40

若不强调时间的期间，而强调时间的起点，morning, afternoon, evening前面通常不用冠词。如：
Afternoon came, and it was time for them to leave. 下午到了，是他们起程的时候了。
It happened towards evening the next day. 这事发生在次日傍晚。
When morning came, I found that she had left. 天亮了，我发现她已走了。
比较：Night began to fall. 夜幕开始降临。