reveille

• n. 起床号；早点

来自法语 reveiller,吵醒，唤醒，来自 re-,再，重新，eveiller,唤醒，来自（缩写自）俗拉丁语 *exvigilare,吵醒，来自 ex-,向外，vigilare,醒来，保持清醒，词源同 vigil,wake.脱落字母 g,比 较 regulate,rule.后用于指军队的起床号。

reveille

reveille: see vigil

reveille (n.)

1640s, from French réveillez-vous "awaken!" imperative plural of réveiller "to awaken, to wake up," from Middle French re- "again" (see re-) + eveiller "to rouse," from Vulgar Latin *exvigilare, from Latin ex- "out" + vigilare "be awake, keep watch" (see vigil).

1. It must be nearly six; soon would be reveille and the end of the night's rest.

应该快6点了；很快就要到吹起床号的时间，夜间休息就快结束了。

来自柯林斯例句