He smelled the tar and oakum of the deck as he slept and he smelled the smell of Africa that the land breeze brought at morning.
睡梦中他闻到甲板上柏油和麻絮的味道,嗅到早晨陆风带来的非洲气息。 (海明威的老人与海)
请解释一下at morning用法?为什么不是in the morning?
at morning, at afternoon, at evening等有时也可以说,属于旧式用法,主要见于文学作品或诗歌中。以下是相关出处:
出处一:薄冰、司树森编《英语词汇疑难用法解答》(第二辑)第146页:
顺便说一下,“ 在晚上” 也可以说at evening。如:
At evening we came to Lewes Station to take the train back to London.
出处二:《现代英语惯用法词典》(费致德编)第481页:
一般用in the morning; at morning是诗的用法,日常会话里不用。如:
a bird’s note at morning