Then
[ðen] or [ðɛn]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) that time; that moment; 'we will arrive before then'; 'we were friends from then on'.
(adj.) at a specific prior time; 'the then president' .
(adv.) subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); 'then he left'; 'go left first, then right'; 'first came lightning, then thunder'; 'we watched the late movie and then went to bed'; 'and so home and to bed'.
(adv.) at that time; 'I was young then'; 'prices were lower back then'; 'science as it was then taught'.
(adv.) in that case or as a consequence; 'if he didn't take it, then who did?'; 'keep it then if you want to'; 'the case, then, is closed'; 'you've made up your mind then?'; 'then you'll be rich'.
弗朗辛校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(adv.) At that time (referring to a time specified, either past or future).
(adv.) Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.
(adv.) At another time; later; again.
(conj.) Than.
(conj.) In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore; for this reason.
费格斯錄入
同義詞及近義詞:
ad. [1]. At that time.[2]. Afterwards, next, soon afterwards.[3]. Hereafter, at another time, sooner or later.[4]. Therefore, for this reason, on that account.[5]. That time.
conj. In that case.
戴维斯整理
解釋/意思:
adv. at that time: afterward: immediately: at another time.—conj. for that reason therefore: in that case.—adj. being at that time.—n. a specific time already mentioned.—By then by that time.
凯西整理
例句/造句/用法:
- The paper was first dipped into a solution of common salt, and then wiped dry, to diffuse the salt uniformly through the substance of the paper. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Then you don't ask my advice,' says Podsnap. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Yes, and then--YOU know, godmother. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- And then commenced a train of thought quite new to me. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Are the Indians then gypsies? 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Who, then, shall conduct education so that humanity may improve? 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- And then let us be going. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- We were then led up to the door, where we were directed to get down on our hands and knees with our backs toward the room we were to enter. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- I must reproach her with her faults, and then--she will throw the plates and dishes in my face! 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- The peninsula of Italy was not then the smiling land of vineyards and olive orchards it has since become. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- How earnestly did she then wish that her former opinions had been more reasonable, her expressions more moderate! 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- I then signed to Mr. Peggotty to remain where he was, and emerged from their shade to speak to her. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- As yet only China knew of the Huns; there were no Turks in Western Turkestan or anywhere else then, no Tartars in the world. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Then I remembered all at once that I had not said my prayers that morning. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- By only raising my voice, and saying any thing two or three times over, she is sure to hear; but then she is used to my voice. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
琼整理