Eventually these were superseded by "small clock", or French, hours, which split the day into two 12-hour periods commencing at midnight.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Eventually these were superseded by 'small clock', or French hours, which split the day into 12-hour periods commencing at midnight.

这些(计时法)都被“小时钟”或称为“法式计时”所取代。“小时钟”指的是由午夜开始，将一天分为每12小时为一时段的计时法。

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