Word · Frequency #59
then
/ðen/
noun
那时；当时
that time; that moment
- 1.
That time.
那时；那个时刻
- 2.
that time; that moment
那个时间；那一刻
那时；那个时刻；那个时间；那一刻；那时
In use
We need to finish the report by Friday; until then, please avoid making any changes.
She moved to Beijing in 2010, and since then she has worked as an English teacher.
He broke his leg last year, and from then on he stopped playing football.
we will arrive before then
we were friends from then on
by then
表示到某个时间点为止。
I will have finished the work by then.
到那时我将完成工作。
since then
表示从过去某个时间点到现在。
He has changed a lot since then.
自从那时起他变化很大。
from then on
表示从某个时间点开始并持续。
From then on, they became good friends.
从那时起，他们成了好朋友。
Connections
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
- Before then, he lived in a small village.在那之前，他住在一个小村庄里。
- after then
- 在那之后
Learner notes
Memory Tip
then音似‘等’，联想‘等那时’，记住表示当时的那一时刻。
Context & Register
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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.
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。
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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