Word · Frequency #59
then
/ðen/
noun
那时；当时
核心释义
that time; that moment
- 1.
那时；那个时刻
That time.
- 2.
那个时间；那一刻
that time; that moment
那时；那个时刻；那个时间；那一刻；那时
用法In use
We need to finish the report by Friday; until then, please avoid making any changes.
用法提示：then 作名词，表示“那时”，在介词 until 后指代前文提到的那个时间。
She moved to Beijing in 2010, and since then she has worked as an English teacher.
用法提示：then 作名词，表示“那时”，在 since 后指代前文提到的具体时间点。
He broke his leg last year, and from then on he stopped playing football.
用法提示：then 作名词，表示“那时”，在 from...on 结构中指代前文提到的那个时刻。
we will arrive before then
we were friends from then on
by then
表示到某个时间点为止。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- by then
- 到那时
- By then, the party had already ended.到那时，派对已经结束了。
- from then on
- 从那时起
- From then on, they became good friends.从那时起，他们成了好朋友。
- since then
- 自那以后
- She has changed a lot since then.自那以后，她改变了很多。
- until then
- 直到那时
- Until then, I had never seen such a beautiful sunset.直到那时，我从未见过如此美丽的日落。
- before then
- 在那之前
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
then音似‘等’，联想‘等那时’，记住表示当时的那一时刻。
语境与语域Context & Register
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发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with 'then' (/ðɛn/) because they share the same /ɛn/ sound. Be careful: words like 'thin' (/θɪn/) and 'than' (/ðæn/) look similar but sound different.
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
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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