| 释义 |
then/ðen/ adv., adj. & n.●adv. 1 at that time; at the time in question 那时，当时；接着 was then too busy 当时太忙; then comes the trouble 接着麻烦就来了; the then existing laws 那个时候存在的法律 2a next, afterwards; after that 然后，后来 then he told me to come in 然后他叫我进去 b and also 另外，而且；还有 then, there are the children to consider 另外，还得考虑到孩子们 c after all 毕竟；不过 it is a problem, but then that is what we are here for 那是一个难题，不过那正是我们来这儿的原因 3a in that case; therefore; it follows that 既然如此(那样)；因此 then you should have said so 既然如此，你就应该那么说 b if what you say is true 既然是那样，假设那样的话；那么，那末 but then why did you take it? 既然是那样，那你为什么要接受呢？ c (implying grudging or impatient concession) if you must have it so 既然是那样，假设不得不如此的话；那么(表示不满或不耐烦的让步) all right then, have it your own way 那么好吧，就按照你自己的方式做吧 d used parenthetically to resume a narrative etc. 接下来，然后(讲故事等用来承接下文) the policeman, then, knocked on the door 警察然后敲响了门 ●attrib. adj. that or who was such at the time in question 当时的，那时的 the then Duke 当时的公爵 ●n. that time 那时 until then 直到那时 □ then and there immediately and on the spot 在当时当地；当场，立即 [Old English thanne, thonne, etc., from Germanic: related to THAT, THE]■ Usage 用法说明 Then should not be used as an adjective if it would sound equally well in its usual position, e.g. Harold Wilson was the then Prime Minister could equally well be Harold Wilson was then the Prime Minister. 如果 then 用在其通常的位置上同样很好的话，就不应该当作形容词来使用，如 Harold Wilson was the then Prime Minister 同样可以说成 Harold Wilson was then the Prime Minister. |