Dictionary entry
agone
adverb
以前地
核心释义
gone by; in the past
- 1.
以前的;过去的;以前地
s gone by; or in the past
用法In use
It happened three centuries agone, yet the legend still lives.
用法提示:agone 作为副词,意为“以前”,修饰时间短语“three centuries”。
The old castle was built many years agone and now stands in ruins.
用法提示:agone 放在时间短语“many years”之后,表示“以前”。
I recall a time long agone when we would play in these fields.
用法提示:agone 与“long”连用,作副词表示“很久以前”。
long agone
It happened long agone.
那发生在很久以前。
noun years agone
He left ten years agone.
他十年前离开了。
in days agone
用于诗歌或文学语境。
In days agone, knights were bold.
在往昔的日子里,骑士们勇敢无畏。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子Agone days were better.正确表达Days agone were better.
agone是副词,不能像形容词那样放在名词前面。表示'以前'的副词agone应放在所修饰的名词后面,类似ago的用法。
易错句子I miss the agone.正确表达I miss the days agone.
agone是副词,不是名词。不能直接用作名词表示'过去'。应使用'day agone'或'the past'等表达。
相关词与表达Connections
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
古旧或诗歌用语,常置于所修饰的名词或动词之后,例如'long agone'。现代英语中常用'ago'替代。
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