| 单词 | bygone |
| 释义 | bygone (once / 1631 pages) adjn The adjective bygone is good for describing long-ago times. Your grandparents might enjoy looking at old photo albums and reminiscing about bygone days. A bygone era happened in the distant past, and a bygone sweetheart is an early romantic interest remembered by someone who's since lived a long life. You're most likely to see the phrase "bygone days" being used in a nostalgic way. If someone says, "Let bygones be bygones," they want to make up for long-ago slights and arguments, leaving them in the past where they belong. WORD FAMILYbygone: bygones USAGE EXAMPLESLike Republicans and Democrats since the Oslo Accords of the 1990s, Kerry is a prisoner of a peace process from a bygone time. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) But in the bygone world where all Mississippi lawmakers were Democrats, a party label meant almost nothing, and coalitions were assembled bill-by-bill. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) But that delivery method of a bygone era may be in for a comeback under Donald Trump. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj well in the past; former bygone days Syn bypast, departed, foregone, gone past earlier than the present time; no longer current 2n past events to be put aside let bygones be bygones Syn|Hyper water under the bridge past, past times, yesteryear the time that has elapsed |
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