English Dictionary

witching hour

名詞

稀用

The hour after midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed.

日本語の意味

深夜0時以降、魔女やその他の超自然的存在が活動すると信じられ、不運がもたらされるとされる時間帯。

The old inn's windows were shuttered and silent during the witching hour, as if the night itself were holding its breath.

魔女や他の超自然的存在が活動していると考えられていた真夜中過ぎの時刻には、その古い宿の窓は雨戸が閉め切られて静かで、まるで夜そのものが息を殺しているかのようだった。

意味（1）

The hour after midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed.

'Tis the witching hour of night, / Orbed is the moon and bright, / And the stars they glisten, glisten, / Seeming with bright eyes to listen— / ⁠For what listen they?

意味（2）

(less common) The hour between 3:00 a.m. and 3:59 a.m., associated with demons.

witching hours （ plural ）