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yesteryear + be + complement
yesteryear作主语，常用于文学或正式语境。
Yesteryear was a simpler time.
去年（或往昔）是一个更简单的时代。
过去；往昔
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过去；往昔
the time that has elapsed; the past
Yesteryear was a simpler time.
去年（或往昔）是一个更简单的时代。
过去的时间
the time that has elapsed
The old photographs reminded her of the fashions of yesteryear.
这些老照片让她想起往昔的时尚。
Yesteryear holds many memories that people still treasure.
往昔承载着许多至今仍为人珍视的记忆。
He prefers the quiet pace of yesteryear to the rush of modern life.
比起现代生活的匆忙，他更喜欢往昔的宁静节奏。
yesteryear作主语，常用于文学或正式语境。
Yesteryear was a simpler time.
去年（或往昔）是一个更简单的时代。
We often look back on yesteryear with fondness.
我们常常满怀深情地回顾往昔。
作定语时常用所有格或of结构。
The fashions of yesteryear are making a comeback.
往年的时尚正在回归。
Not this
I saw him yesteryear.
Use this
I saw him yesterday.
yesteryear 意为'去年'或'不久以前'，并非'昨天'。表示昨天应使用 yesterday。
Not this
I miss the yesteryear.
Use this
I miss yesteryear.
yesteryear 为不可数名词，表示'过去的时间'，通常不加冠词 the。
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昔日的明星
The museum honors the stars of yesteryear.
这家博物馆纪念昔日的明星。
往日的歌曲
The radio played songs of yesteryear all afternoon.
收音机整个下午都在播放往日的歌曲。
昔日的英雄
He wrote a book about the baseball heroes of yesteryear.
他写了一本关于昔日棒球英雄的书。
昔日的辉煌
The old theater still hints at the glory of yesteryear.
这座老剧院仍隐约透露出昔日的辉煌。
往年的时尚
She collects fashions of yesteryear.
她收藏往年的时尚服饰。
往昔的；过去的
The stars of yesteryear are still remembered today.
往昔的明星至今仍被人们铭记。
往昔岁月；过去的时光
In the days of yesteryear, children played outside until sunset.
在往昔的岁月里，孩子们在户外玩耍直到日落。
过去的遗物；过时的东西
The rotary phone is now a relic of yesteryear.
转盘电话如今已是过去的遗物。
然而往日的白雪，如今又在何处？
This famous refrain comes from François Villon's 15th-century poem 'Ballade des dames du temps jadis' ('Ballad of Dead Ladies'), as translated by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It evokes nostalgia for the transience of time and is widely quoted in English literature and popular culture.
这句著名的叠句出自弗朗索瓦·维永的15世纪诗作《往昔贵妇之歌》，由Dante Gabriel Rossetti翻译。它唤起对时光易逝的怀旧之情，在英语文学和流行文化中被广泛引用。
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yesteryear 拆成 yester（同 yesterday 的开头）+ year，意为'昨天的年'，即过去、往昔。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式写作、怀旧叙述 yesteryear 比较书面化，多用于正式或怀旧的叙述中，日常口语较少使用。
literary or formal
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.