until
/ənˈtɪl/preposition & conjunction
- up to (the point in time or the event mentioned)直到…时, 到…为止:
as prep. the kidnappers have given us until October 11th to deliver the documents绑匪给我们定的递交文件最后期限是10月11日
he held the office until his death
他到死为止一直拥有这一职位
as conjunction you don't know what you can achieve until you try.尝试后才能知道自己能成就什么。
USAGE
词源
Middle English: from Old Norse und 'as far as' + TILL1 (the sense thus duplicated).