| 釋義 |
sincead.
1.since then,after that time,ever since,subsequent-ly從那時(shí)起，從那時(shí)以后，以后，后來(lái)。
△Mac.3.4.77(76):“Ay,and since too,murders have been performed /Too terrible for the ear.”噯，就是在那以后，也發(fā)生過(guò)駭人聽聞的兇殺。
△Lr.5.1.2:“Or whether since he is ad-vised by aught / To change the course.”再不然后來(lái)是否由于什么原因而引起他改變了方針。
△2H.VI.4.2.93 (82):“for I did but seal once to a thing,and I was nevermine own man since.”i.e. my own master. 因?yàn)槲抑灰谑裁次募姆庀炆虾炞稚w印，我這個(gè)人從此就再也不屬于我自己了。
△2H.VI.5.1.62:“And fight against that mon-strous rebel Cade,/Who since I heard to be discomfi>ted.”并且要與那窮兇極惡的叛逆凱德進(jìn)行戰(zhàn)斗，不過(guò)后來(lái)聽說(shuō)他已經(jīng)被打敗了。
△R.III.2.4.14:“And since,methinks I would not grow so fast,/ Because sweet flowers areslow and weeds make haste.”從那時(shí)候起，我想我就不愿意長(zhǎng)得那么快，因?yàn)橄慊ㄟt遲發(fā)，雜草快快長(zhǎng)。
2. ago,before now 以前。
△Com.4.1.65: “I gave ityou half an hour since.” 半點(diǎn)鐘以前我就把它交給你了。
△Tw.1.2.34 (36): “a count / That died some twelvemonth since.” 約在一年前死去的一位伯爵。
△2H.IV.3.1.60: “It is but eight years since / ThisPercy was the man nearest my soul，”僅僅八年以前，這個(gè)波西還是我最親密的心腹。
△1H.VI.4.3.35: “who twohours since / I met in travel to-ward his warlike fa-ther.”兩小時(shí)以前我在路上遇見他正奔往他那英勇的父親而去。
△R.III.1.2.241 (239):“Hath she forgot already thatbrave prince. / Edward,her lord,whom I,somethree months since,/ Stabbed in my angry mood atTewksbury?”大約三個(gè)月以前，在條克斯伯雷，我在一怒之下刺死了她的夫君，那位勇敢的王子愛德華，難道她已經(jīng)忘記了嗎？
Phrases:
long since: long ago,long past;since a long time,al-ready a long time很久以前；很久以來(lái)，已經(jīng)很久。
△1H.VI.3.4.20:“Long since we were resolved of your truth，”很久以來(lái)我就對(duì)于你的忠心確信不疑。
since night: a night since,i.e. a night ago,last night一個(gè)晚上以前，昨晚。
△Mid.3.2. 275: “Since night youloved me; yet since night you left me.”昨晚你還在愛我；但是昨晚你又離開了我。
sinceprep. since when: since which time從那時(shí)候以來(lái)。
△3H.VI.2.2.89:“Since when his oath is broke；”在那以后，他的誓言被毀棄了。
sinceconj.
1. when當(dāng)…時(shí)。
△Mid.2.1.149: “Since once I sat upon a promontory，”當(dāng)時(shí)我坐在一個(gè)海岬上。
△Rom.1.5.39 (35):“’Tis since the nuptial of Lucentio，”那是在路森修結(jié)婚的那年。
△2H.IV.3.2.208 (194): “O SirJohn,do you remember since we lay all night in theWindmill in Saint George's Field?”啊，約翰爵士，你可記得我們?cè)谑讨螐V場(chǎng)的“風(fēng)車”里過(guò)的那個(gè)通宵嗎？
△2H.VI.3.1.9: “We know the time since he was mild andaffable,/ And if we did but glance a far-off look,/Immediately he was upon his knee,/ That all thecourt admired him for submission.”我們還記得從前那時(shí)候，我們只要遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地看他一眼，他就馬上屈膝下跪，全朝廷的人都對(duì)他的恭順有禮感到驚異。
2.as由于。
△Oth.5.2.39: “Since guiltless I knownot; but yet I feel I fear.”因?yàn)樽约簾o(wú)罪，我不知為什么要害怕；但是我覺得害怕。 |