单词 | auld lang syne |
释义 | auld lang syne[ awld lang -zahyn, sahyn ] / ˈɔld læŋ ˈzaɪn, ˈsaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR auld lang syne ON THESAURUS.COM noun Scot. and North England.old times, especially times fondly remembered. old or long friendship. Origin of auld lang syneFirst recorded in 1660–80; from Scots: literally, “old long since,” i.e., “old long-ago (days)” Words nearby auld lang syneauk, auklet, au lait, Aulard, auld, auld lang syne, Auld Reekie, aulic, aulic council, Aulis, Auliye-Ata Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for auld lang syne
British Dictionary definitions for auld lang syneauld lang syne / (ˈɔːld læŋ ˈsəɪn, ˈsaɪn, ˈzaɪn) / nounold times; times past, esp those remembered with affection or nostalgia Word Origin for auld lang syneScottish, literally: old long since Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for auld lang syne“Auld Lang Syne” [ (awld lang zeyen, seyen) ] A traditional Scottish song, customarily sung on New Year's Eve; the title means “Time Long Past.” The words, passed down orally, were recorded by the eighteenth-century poet Robert Burns. The song begins: Should auld [old] acquaintance be forgot, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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