Word · Frequency #26352
prewar
战前的
核心释义
existing or belonging to the time before a war
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战前的;在战前
a. existing or belonging to a time before a war
用法In use
My grandmother still lives in the same prewar apartment building near the park.
用法提示:prewar 在此作形容词,修饰 apartment building,意为“战前的”。
The museum's prewar photographs show how the city looked before the bombing.
用法提示:prewar 在此作形容词,修饰 photographs,表示“战前的”。
They are restoring the old theater to its prewar condition.
用法提示:prewar 在此作形容词,修饰 condition,指战争之前的状态。
prewar [noun]
prewar 作形容词时通常放在名词前,表示“战前的”。
They bought a prewar house.
他们买了一栋战前的房子。
be + prewar
prewar 也可作表语,说明事物属于战前时期。
This furniture is prewar.
这件家具是战前的。
verb + prewar
prewar 作副词时表示“在战前”,通常放在动词之后。
The building was constructed prewar.
这座建筑建于战前。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子In prewar, few families owned a car.正确表达In the prewar period, few families owned a car.
prewar 是形容词(或副词),不是名词,不能单独作介词 in 的宾语;应改为 the prewar period(战前时期),或用副词短语 before the war。
易错句子He prewar lived in London.正确表达He lived in London prewar.
prewar 作副词表示“在战前”时,应放在句末或句首,不能像中文“战前”那样放在谓语动词前;应写 He lived in London prewar。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- prewar era
- 战前时代
- The photograph captures the city in the prewar era.这张照片展现了该城市战前时代的风貌。
- prewar building
- 战前建筑(尤指二战前的建筑)
- Their office is in a prewar building on Fifth Avenue.他们的办公室位于第五大道一栋战前建筑里。
- prewar period
- 战前时期
- Historians often compare the prewar period with the postwar boom.历史学家常常将战前时期与战后繁荣期作比较。
- prewar architecture
- 战前建筑风格
- The district is known for its elegant prewar architecture.这个街区以其典雅的战前建筑风格而闻名。
- prewar apartment
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:pre(之前)+ war(战争),想象战争爆发前的和平景象,prewar就是“战前的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:historical writing、news articles、academic prose 作形容词时通常用于历史叙述或谈论某场战争之前的时期,语气中性,正式文书和日常书面语中都可用,没有明显的口语或俚语色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
列出的词都与 prewar 中 -war 的读音押韵:war、postwar、wore、door、floor、more 都以 /wɔːr/(非卷舌口音为 /wɔː/)收尾。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词:ware(如 software)读 /weə(r)/,swear /sweər/,aware /əˈweər/,都不与 -war 押韵;warm /wɔːrm/ 前部分相同,但多了一个 /m/,也不是完整押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.