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past

UK /pɑːst/US /pæst/

词源

源自中古英语 'past',来自古法语 'past',基于拉丁语 'passus'(步,步伐),与动词 'pass' 同源。

noun

❶ 指已经发生的时间段或历史时期,包括个人经历或人类历史。常用于回忆或对比现在的情况。

“In the past, people traveled by horse and carriage.”

(在过去,人们乘坐马车旅行。)

“She often talks about her past in Europe.”

(她经常谈论她在欧洲的过去。)

同义词:history, yesterday, former times

adjective

❶ 描述已经结束或不再存在的事物,或指之前的时间、职位等。

“The past year has been very challenging.”

(过去的一年非常具有挑战性。)

“She is a past president of the club.”

(她是俱乐部的上一任主席。)

同义词:previous, former, bygone

常见短语

in the past — 表示在过去的时间里,用于描述已经发生的事情或状态。

“In the past, this town was much quieter.”

(在过去,这个小镇要安静得多。)

past tense — 语法术语,指动词的过去式形式,表示动作发生在过去。

“The past tense of 'go' is 'went'.”

('go'的过去式是'went'。)