Eventually these were superseded by "small clock", or French, hours, which split the day into two 12-hour periods commencing at midnight.

最终，这些被“小钟”——即法语中说的小时取代了，它把一天分成两个12小时的时间段，从午夜开始。

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Coleridge- a huge pendulum attached to a small clock.

一个巨大的钟摆隶属于一个小小的钟。

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The bra is equipped with a small clock that allows the wearer to set an engagement date.

这种文胸上装有一个小小的闹钟，女性可设定一个订婚日期。

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Two years later, in seventeen fifty-seven, he produced a small clock that he could hold in his hand.

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The probes also contain a small atomic clock.

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