Word · Frequency #305
since
/sɪns/
adverb
此后；自那以后
核心释义
From a specified time in the past
- 1.
自过去某一时间起
From a specified time in the past.
自过去某一时间起；自那时以后
用法In use
I moved to Beijing in 2015 and have lived here since.
用法提示：since作为副词，表示“自那以后”，修饰整个事件的时间延续。
She quit her job last month and has been unemployed since.
用法提示：since作为副词，指从过去某个时间点到现在。
He started learning English five years ago and has improved greatly since.
用法提示：since作为副词，表示从过去某时起持续到当前的状态。
since (adverb, at end of clause)
常与现在完成时或过去完成时连用。
I haven't seen him since.
从那以后我就没见过他。
ever since
强调从过去某时至今一直持续。
Ever since, I have been careful.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- ever since
- 自从那时起
- I have been studying English ever since.从那时起我一直在学英语。
- long since
- 早已
- He has long since forgotten about it.他早已忘记了那件事。
- since then
- 自那以后
- I moved to Beijing in 2010, and I have lived here since then.我2010年搬到北京，自那以后就一直住在这里。
- since when
- 从什么时候起
- Since when have you been interested in art?你从什么时候起对艺术感兴趣了？
- not since
- 自从那时以来再也没有
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想“新始”（新的开始），since指从某个新起点至今的一段时间。
语境与语域Context & Register
日常对话、学术写作
语法说明Grammar Note
通常与现在完成时或过去完成时连用，置于句末。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with 'since' (same /ɪns/): prince, mince, wince. Words spelled with -once or -ance that are lookalikes but have different vowel sounds: once (/wʌns/), dance (/dæns/), chance (/tʃæns/).
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Usage priority
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