Word · Frequency #19260
bygones
过去的事；往事
bygones is the plural of bygone.
核心释义
past events to be put aside
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应被搁置的过去事件
past events to be put aside
应被搁置的过去事件；过去的事；往事
用法In use
After years of arguing, they finally decided to let bygones be bygones and renew their friendship.
用法提示：“bygones”是名词复数，指过去的事或恩怨，与“let”搭配表示不再计较过去。
In the team meeting, she suggested that we treat last quarter's failures as bygones and focus on the new plan.
用法提示：“as bygones”表示“作为过去的事”，突出bygones作名词复数表示已过去的事情。
He smiled and said that the old business rivalries were bygones, and he hoped to cooperate now.
用法提示：“were bygones”用be动词与复数主语搭配，表示这些事已属于过去。
let bygones be bygones
let bygones be bygones
这是固定习语，bygones 为名词复数，意为“过去的事”；整个习语表示“摒弃前嫌、既往不咎”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bygone era
- 过去的时代
- The castle is a relic of a bygone era.这座城堡是过去时代的遗迹。
- bygone days
- 往昔的日子
- She misses the bygone days of her childhood.她怀念童年往昔的日子。
- bygone glories
- 昔日的辉煌
- The old photos remind us of the city's bygone glories.这些老照片让我们想起这座城市昔日的辉煌。
- let bygones be bygones
- 冰释前嫌；既往不咎
- After the argument, they agreed to let bygones be bygones.争吵之后，他们同意冰释前嫌。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
bygone由by和gone组成，gone是‘已去’，所以bygone指‘已经过去的事/往事’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal written English、the fixed phrase 'let bygones be bygones' bygone 作名词时，多用于正式或书面英语，尤其出现在固定说法 let bygones be bygones（让过去的事过去吧）中；日常口语中较少单独使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作名词时可用复数 bygones；常见于 let bygones be bygones（捐弃前嫌）。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The -gone in bygone is pronounced /ɡɔn/ and rhymes with gone (/ɡɔn/), undergone (/ˌʌndərˈɡɔn/), foregone (/ˌfɔːrˈɡɔn/), and begone (/bɪˈɡɔn/). Do not confuse with words ending in -gon such as polygon (/ˈpɑːliɡɑːn/) and octagon (/ˈɑːktəɡɑːn/): their final vowel is /ɡɑːn/, not /ɡɔn/, so they do not rhyme in General American.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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