一天最早的那段時間
最貼近核心的一群：直接指那段時間本身，差別只在從哪裡算起——日出到中午，或半夜到中午。
the early part of the day · noun · A1
The early part of the day, from when the sun comes up until noon.
早上
核心畫面
The first stretch of the day — sun coming up through to noon.
可以想成一天的開頭那一段：太陽升起，一直到中午之前。先抓住「一天最早的那段時間」這個畫面，其他用法都是從這段時間延伸…更多收起
可以想成一天的開頭那一段：太陽升起，一直到中午之前。先抓住「一天最早的那段時間」這個畫面，其他用法都是從這段時間延伸——有的把它移到明天、有的指每天這段、有的拿來打招呼。Four branches
把這段時間放到某一天
同樣的「早上」這段時間，被固定片語放到特定的日子上：指明天的早上，或每一天的早上。畫面不變，只是標明是哪一天的那段。
in the morning (tomorrow morning) · noun · A1
In the phrase 'in the morning', meaning during the morning of the next day — tomorrow morning.
明天早上
固定片語裡的『早』
把「早上」放進一個三段式的固定說法裡，用來強調「不間斷」。這裡 morning 已經不是單指時間，而是當作一天的起點，和 noon、night 串成「整天都這樣」。
morning, noon, and night · noun · A1
In the phrase 'morning, noon, and night', used to stress that something happens all the time or without stopping.
從早到晚、不停地
早上的招呼
從一段時間延伸成一句招呼：因為這是早上見面時說的話，乾脆用 Morning 這段時間的名字當問候語。等於把「現在是早上」濃縮成一聲打招呼。
morning! (greeting) · interjection · A1
Used to say hello to someone in the morning; a short, friendly way of saying 'Good morning'.
早安、早
原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Morningname
- 1
A surname.
morningnoun/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
- 1
The early part of the day, especially from midnight to noon.
- I'll see you tomorrow morning.
- I'm working in the morning, so let's meet in the afternoon.
- 2
The early part of anything.
- 3
obsoleteThat part of the day from dawn until the main meal (typically in late afternoon).
- Celestina […] retired to her own room, leaving her friend to the pleasing and important occupation of the toilet, in which half of what is now called morning, was usually passed by Matilda.
- We breakfasted before nine, and do not dine till half-past six on the occasion, so I hope we three shall have a long morning enough.
- 4
The first alcoholic drink of the day; a morning draught.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。