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seen

UK //siːn//US //siːn//

词源

源自古英语 'gesēon'(看见),与德语 'sehen' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 *sehwaną。

verb

❶ see 的过去分词形式,表示已经看见或经历过某事,强调动作已完成或结果已被感知。

“I have seen that movie three times.”

(那部电影我已经看过三遍了。)

“She had never seen snow before moving to Canada.”

(在搬到加拿大之前,她从未见过雪。)

同义词:observed, witnessed, noticed

常见短语

seen better days — 形容某物破旧或某人状态不佳,暗示曾经更好但现在衰败了。

“That old couch has seen better days.”

(那张旧沙发已经破旧不堪了。)

seen it all — 表示某人经验丰富,对任何事情都不感到惊讶。

“After 30 years as a police officer, he's seen it all.”

(当了30年警察后,他已经见怪不怪了。)