olden + noun
olden 是形容词,常作定语,修饰表示时间的名词,如 days、times。
The museum has tools from olden times.
这家博物馆有古时候的工具。
古时的;从前的
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古时的;从前的
long past
The museum has tools from olden times.
这家博物馆有古时候的工具。
多用于 olden days/times 等搭配,属文学或旧式用语。
过去的;古代的。
From or relating to a previous era.
In the olden days, people traveled by horse and carriage.
在古时候,人们骑马和坐马车出行。
My grandmother often tells us stories about life in olden times.
我的奶奶经常给我们讲关于古时候生活的故事。
The castle looks like it came straight from an olden fairy tale.
这座城堡看起来就像直接从古老的童话里走出来的一样。
olden 是形容词,常作定语,修饰表示时间的名词,如 days、times。
The museum has tools from olden times.
这家博物馆有古时候的工具。
in olden + 名词(常用 days)作时间状语,表示“从前、古代”。
In olden days, people used candles for light.
从前,人们用蜡烛照明。
Not this
In olden time, people wrote letters by hand.
Use this
In olden times, people wrote letters by hand.
olden 常与表示“年代”的复数名词搭配,如 olden days 或 olden times;表示“古时候”时 time 要用复数 times。
Not this
My grandfather is olden.
Use this
My grandfather is old.
olden 意为“古时的、往昔的”,只修饰时代或年代,不能用来形容人年老;表达“年老的”应用 old。
Not this
Olden people believed the earth was flat.
Use this
Ancient people believed the earth was flat.
olden 形容“久远的年代”,但不能直接修饰人;表示“古代的人”应用 ancient people 或 people in olden times。
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古时候;往昔
In olden days, people traveled by horse and cart.
古时候,人们骑马或坐马车出行。
古代;旧时
The castle dates back to olden times.
这座城堡可以追溯到古代。
在古时
In olden days, letters took weeks to arrive.
在古时,信件要几周才能送达。
古时候,往昔
In the olden days, stories were passed down orally.
在古时候,故事是通过口头相传的。
在过去的日子里,惊鸿一瞥的长袜曾被视为令人震惊的事。
My grandmother often tells stories about the olden days.
我的祖母经常讲述从前的故事。
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olden 由 old 加 -en 组成,想象 old 老上加老,就是“古时的、从前的”那个久远年代。
语域:formal 常见场景:文学描写、怀旧叙述 olden 多用于文学作品或怀旧语境,常出现在 olden days/olden times 等搭配中,日常口语较少用。
作动词时,及物用法意为‘使衰老’,不及物用法意为‘变老’。
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