Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #126
old
古时;往昔
核心释义
常用于短语 in days of old,意为“古时候”
past times
- 1.
过去的时代(尤其在短语“古时”中)
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
过去的时代(尤其在短语“古时”中);以前;往昔
用法In use
In days of old, the village was protected by a high wall.
用法提示:这里的 old 是名词,用于 in days of old 短语,表示‘过去的时代’。
The museum displays artifacts from days of old.
用法提示:old 为名词,在 from days of old 中作宾语,表示‘古时’。
Legends of old often mention dragons and heroes.
用法提示:old 作名词,在 of old 短语中修饰 legends,表示‘古时候的’。
in days of old
固定短语,多用于叙事、文学或怀旧语境,表示“在古时、很久以前”。
In days of old, people told stories by firelight.
在古时,人们在炉火旁讲故事。
the + plural noun + of old
of old 放在名词后作后置修饰,意为“昔日的、往昔的”,语气偏书面或文学。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in days of old
- 古时候;很久以前
- In days of old, people wrote letters by hand.古时候,人们用手写信。
- know someone of old
- 早就认识某人;与某人相识已久
- I know her of old; we went to the same school.我早就认识她,我们上过同一所学校。
- men of old
- 古人;前辈
- Men of old believed that the earth was the center of the universe.古人曾相信地球是宇宙的中心。
- friends of old
- 老友;故交
- They are friends of old, having met in childhood.他们是老朋友,从小就认识。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把old想成一本泛黄的老相册,in days of old就是翻看往昔的日子。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:文学/诗歌、历史叙述、固定短语 in days of old old 作名词表示“古时、往昔”时,通常只出现在固定短语 in days of old 中,多用于文学作品或正式的历史叙述,口语中很少单独使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作名词时通常用于固定短语'in days of old',指过去。可数复数。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with old: the -old spelling sounds /oʊld/. Beware that 'could', 'should', and 'would' end in -ould and sound with /ʊd/, despite looking close to 'old'.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
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