foregone + noun
foregone 作‘过去的’讲时通常作定语，位于名词前。
The historian wrote about foregone generations.
这位历史学家撰写了关于过去几代人的文章。
先前的；从前的；过去的
先前的,以前的。；预先决定的；逝去的；forego的过去分词
previous, former, bygone
先前的,以前的。
previous, former
过去的。
bygone
We reminisced about the foregone days of our youth.
我们怀念起我们青春时期的那些逝去的日子。
用法提示：此处foregone作形容词，表示‘过去的、以往的’，修饰名词days。
The foregone era of peace seemed like a distant memory.
那个已逝去的和平时代仿佛一个遥远的记忆。
用法提示：此处foregone作形容词，表示‘过去的、以往的’，修饰名词era。
He often thought about the foregone opportunities he had missed.
他经常想起自己错过的那些已逝的机会。
用法提示：此处foregone作形容词，表示‘过去的、以往的’，修饰名词opportunities。
foregone 作‘过去的’讲时通常作定语，位于名词前。
The historian wrote about foregone generations.
这位历史学家撰写了关于过去几代人的文章。
in foregone times/days 是书面语时间状语，相当于 in times gone by。
In foregone times, this region was a vast desert.
在过去，这一地区是一片广阔的沙漠。
grammar · medium
易错句子He has foregone his right to appeal.
正确表达He has forgone his right to appeal.
表示“放弃（权利、机会等）”的动词是 forgo，其过去分词为 forgone；foregone 只是形容词，意为“先前的、过去的”，不能用作动词的过去分词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She foregone to school early this morning.
正确表达She went to school early this morning.
go 的过去式是 went；foregone 与 gone 拼写相近，但它是形容词，不能作动词过去式表示“去了”。
grammar · medium
易错句子In the foregone, people had no phones.
正确表达In the past, people had no phones.
foregone 是形容词，不能加 the 当名词使用；表示“过去”的名词短语应为 the past。
forgone 是动词 forgo 的过去分词，意为“放弃、舍弃”，强调主动不要某物；foregone 是形容词，指“先前的、过去的”。两者读音相同，拼写只差一个 e，切勿混用。
bygone 多指过去的时光、年代，常用于 in bygone days 等怀旧语境；foregone 指“先前的、以前的”，强调顺序在前，且常出现在 foregone conclusion（预料中的必然结果）中。
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