英语词汇“olden”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

Olden describes times that happened long ago. As the composer Cole Porter once wrote, "In olden days, a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. But now, God knows. Anything goes."

You can use this old-fashioned adjective to talk about bygone days or things that happened, like in a fairytale, "once upon a time." Olden almost always describes "days," or sometimes "times." While many older people like to talk about how much better the olden days were, there are plenty of them who appreciate things like the Internet and mobile phones, who don't miss the olden days at all.

WORD FAMILY

olden

USAGE EXAMPLES

I sometimes wish things were like the olden days, when everyone courted, or whatever.

The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016)

In the olden days, iron horseshoes were hung near an infant’s crib to prevent the swap, and a magical horseshoe figures in “Trollhunters,” as well.

New York Times(Dec 02, 2016)

In the olden days, before Spotify and iTunes, we could do this with the simple lyric sheets often included with releases.

Washington Post(Oct 31, 2016)

adj long past

olden days

Syn

past

earlier than the present time; no longer current

单词	olden
释义	olden (once / 1598 pages) adj Olden describes times that happened long ago. As the composer Cole Porter once wrote, "In olden days, a glimpse of stocking was looked on as something shocking. But now, God knows. Anything goes." You can use this old-fashioned adjective to talk about bygone days or things that happened, like in a fairytale, "once upon a time." Olden almost always describes "days," or sometimes "times." While many older people like to talk about how much better the olden days were, there are plenty of them who appreciate things like the Internet and mobile phones, who don't miss the olden days at all. WORD FAMILY olden USAGE EXAMPLES I sometimes wish things were like the olden days, when everyone courted, or whatever. The Guardian(Dec 10, 2016) In the olden days, iron horseshoes were hung near an infant’s crib to prevent the swap, and a magical horseshoe figures in “Trollhunters,” as well. New York Times(Dec 02, 2016) In the olden days, before Spotify and iTunes, we could do this with the simple lyric sheets often included with releases. Washington Post(Oct 31, 2016) adj long past olden days Syn past earlier than the present time; no longer current
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