名詞 fortnight:

1. a period of fourteen consecutive days
   同義詞：two weeks

1. The play folded within a fortnight.
   那話劇演了兩個(gè)星期就停演了。
2. After eating out of packets and tins for a fortnight while camping. I'm really looking forward to a decent square meal.
   在野營中吃了兩星期的罐頭食品，現(xiàn)在我真想吃一頓象樣的美味飯菜。
3. His birthday is Monday fortnight.
   他的生日是兩星期后的星期一。
4. I see them about once a fortnight.
   我大約兩星期見他們一次。

fort.night

n.（名詞）
A period of 4 days; two weeks.
十四天，兩周

來源：
Middle English fourtenight
中古英語 fourtenight
alteration of fourtene night [fourteen nights]
fourtene night的變化 [十四個(gè)夜晚]
Old English fôowertône [fourteen] * see fourteen
古英語 fôowertône [十四] *參見 fourteen
Old English niht [night] * see night
古英語 niht [夜晚] *參見 night