Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #59
then
那时；当时
核心释义
at that time
- 1.
那时；当时
At that time.
- 2.
不久之后；随即
Soon afterward.
- 3.
此外；而且；再者
In addition; also; besides.
- 4.
随后或不久之后(常用作句子连接词)
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
然后；接着；随后；而且；此外；还有；不久之后；随即；此外；而且；再者；随后或不久之后(常用作句子连接词)
用法In use
I didn't have a mobile phone then, so I used a paper map.
用法提示：then 是副词，表示“那时”，指过去的时间，位于句末作时间状语。
She lived in a small village then, but now she lives in a big city.
用法提示：then 是副词，指“那时”，与 now 对比，强调过去的某个时期。
Call me at six; I will be home then.
用法提示：then 是副词，表示“那时”，指将来约定的时间，位于句末。
then he left
go left first, then right
first came lightning, then thunder
we watched the late movie and then went to bed
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- by then
- 到那时
- By then, the train had already left.到那时，火车已经开走了。
- since then
- 自从那时以来
- She started learning Chinese in 2018, and since then she has made great progress.她从2018年开始学中文，从那以后进步很大。
- just then
- 就在这时
- Just then, the doorbell rang.就在这时，门铃响了。
- then and there
- 当场；立即
- He asked her to marry him, and she said yes then and there.他向她求婚，她当场就答应了。
- now and then
- 偶尔；有时
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
then 里先有 the（那个），再加 n（联想 next），所以‘那时’接着‘然后’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday conversation、written narrative、step-by-step instructions then 是常见的时间/逻辑连接副词，通常适用于口语和书面语。作“然后”讲时多用于叙述或步骤说明；作“那时”讲时在正式写作中也很常用。整体语气中性，无显著语域限制。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常放在句首，表示‘然后’。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words end with the /en/ sound and rhyme with 'then' (/ðen/). Beware that 'then' begins with /ð/, not /t/ or /θ/; lookalikes such as 'than' (/ðæn/) and 'thin' (/θɪn/) 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。
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