since的中文翻譯是什麼意思

since

US/sɪns/
UK/sɪns/

prep. 自…以後; 何曾

conj. 自從; 因為; 既然

adv. 後來

since柯林斯釋義

PREP(表示某情況自過去某時間點或某個事件以來一直持續到現在)自…以後,從…以來

You use since when you are mentioning a time or event in the past and indicating that a situation has continued from then until now.

  • Jacques Arnold has been a member of parliament since 1987...

    雅克·阿諾德自 1987 年以來一直是議會議員。

  • She had a sort of breakdown some years ago, and since then she has been very shy...

    幾年前她得了神經衰弱,自那以後就變得十分靦腆。

PREP(表示某事件或情況從過去某時間或某個事件之後一直髮生)自…以來,在…之後

You use since to mention a time or event in the past when you are describing an event or situation that has happened after that time.

  • The percentage increase in reported crime in England and Wales this year is the highest since the war...

    今年英格蘭和威爾士報道的犯罪增長率是戰後以來最高的。

  • He turned out to have more battles with the Congress than any president since Andrew Johnson.

    結果他是自安德魯·約翰遜以來和國會鬥爭最多的一任總統。

ADV(表示過去某事或某情況發生後不久又發生了另一件事)此後,後來

When you are talking about an event or situation in the past, you use since to indicate that another event happened at some point later in time.

  • About six thousand people were arrested, several hundred of whom have since been released...

    約 6,000 人被捕,後來其中的幾百人又被釋放了。

  • His style of leadership has attracted increasing criticism among his supporters, many of whom have since left Central Office.

    他的領導風格已經在他的擁躉中引起了越來越多的批評,很多人後來離開了總局。

PHRASE早就

If you say that something has long since happened, you mean that it happened a long time ago.

  • Even though her parents have long since died, she still talks about them in the present tense.

    儘管雙親早已離世,她談論起他們時好像他們至今健在。

CONJ-SUBORD因為;由於;既然

You use since to introduce reasons or explanations.

  • I'm forever on a diet, since I put on weight easily...

    我永遠都在減肥,因為我很容易長胖。

  • Since she did not make enough money to live in her own house, she went back to live with her mother.

    她掙的錢不夠自己一個人住,於是搬回去和她媽媽一起住了。

since同義詞辨析

as, because, for, since

這些連詞均含有"因為"之意。

  • as :從屬連詞,語意較because, since弱,著重在主句,所表示的原因或理由是"附帶的"。
  • because :從屬連詞,語意強,著重直接的原因或理由,所引出的從句是全句的重心,用以回答why提出的問題。
  • for :並列連詞,語氣較弱,所引出的句子一般放在後面,表示附帶說明的理由或推斷理由。
  • since :語意比because弱,但比as強,一般用於表示"由於大家已知的事實"。

since場景例句

Party membership has increased by more than 4 , 000, 000 since then.

從那時到現在,黨員增加了400多萬人.

His actions since that morning have been eccentric and unpredictable.

自從那天早晨,他的行動一直是反常而不可捉摸.

Since the new management system was put into effect, the production of this factory has increased tremendously.

自從實行新的管理制度以來,這個廠的生產有了很大發展.

She's been poorly off since her husband died.

她丈夫死後她一直是貧困的.

Many years have rolled by since I last sat talking to her.

自我上次跟她談話一別,許多年過去了.

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