since英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

副词 adv.

From a specified time in the past. not-comparable

— I met him last year, but haven't seen him since.

介词 prep.

From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.; Continuously during that period of time.

— I'd known her only since the previous year, so from/since the moment we got married we’ve quarrelled.
From: referring to a period of time ending in the present and defining it by the point in time at which it started, or the period in which its starting point occurred.; At certain points during that period of time.

— "Mujtahidd" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite.

连词 conj.

From the time that.

— I have loved you since I first met you.
Because.

— Since you didn't call, we left without you.
When or that. obsolete

— O ſir Iohn, doe you remember ſince wee lay all night in the Winde-mill, in S Georges field.

词形变化

sence alternative,archaic sence alternative,archaic sence alternative,archaic

词汇关系

近义词

since sithence

反义词

until while

衍生词

best thing since sliced bread best thing since sliced pan greatest thing since sliced bread long since since Adam was an oakum boy since Adam was an oakum boy in Chatham Dockyard since God was a boy since Hector was a pup since long since Skippy was a pup since when

词源

词源 1

From Middle English syns, synnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (“after, since”) ( + -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from Old English sīþþan, from the phrase sīþ þǣm (“after/since that (time)”), from sīþ (“since, after”) + þǣm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with Dutch sinds (“since”), German seit (“since”), Danish siden (“since”), Icelandic síðan (“since”) Scots syne (“since”).

词源 2

From Middle English syns, synnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (“after, since”) ( + -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from Old English sīþþan, from the phrase sīþ þǣm (“after/since that (time)”), from sīþ (“since, after”) + þǣm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with Dutch sinds (“since”), German seit (“since”), Danish siden (“since”), Icelandic síðan (“since”) Scots syne (“since”).

词源 3

From Middle English syns, synnes, contraction of earlier sithens, sithence, from sithen (“after, since”) ( + -s, adverbial genitive suffix), from Old English sīþþan, from the phrase sīþ þǣm (“after/since that (time)”), from sīþ (“since, after”) + þǣm dative singular of þæt. Cognate with Dutch sinds (“since”), German seit (“since”), Danish siden (“since”), Icelandic síðan (“since”) Scots syne (“since”).