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单词 since
释义 since
I. \(|)sin(t)s, _sən-, chiefly dial (|)sen-\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English sins, sinnes afterwards, since, contraction of sithens, sithenes, adverb & preposition, since, from sithen (from Old English siththan, contraction of sith tham afterwards, since that, from sith, adverb & preposition, since + tham, dative of thæt that) + -s, -es -s; akin to Old High German sīd since, Old Norse sīth, adverb, late, Gothic seithu, neuter adjective, late, Old Irish sīr long-lasting, Latin serus late, serere to sow — more at that, sow
1. : continuously from a time in the past until the present
 < established in 1935 … it has since been the majority party — Current Biography >
— often used with ever
 < went abroad eight years ago and has stayed there ever since >
2. : before the present time : ago
 < that wood fire he let out of hand some time since — J.H.Powers >
— often used with long
 < a bachelor's degree has long since lost any meaning — J.B.Conant >
3. : after a time in the past : subsequently
 < in 1719 a brick wall, since removed, was ordered built around the churchyard — American Guide Series: Virginia >
 < settled in what has since become South Carolina — Current Biography >
II. \(|)sin(t)s, chiefly dial (|)sen-\ preposition
1. : in the period after a specified time in the past
 < a few improvements have been made since the beginning of the century >
2. : continuously from a specified time in the past
 < since that time the two groups have opposed each other — Cecil Hobbs >
III. \ˈsin(t)s, chiefly dial ˈsen-\ adjective
archaic : occurring or existing after
 < my since experience of Sunday evenings — J.A.Froude >
IV. \(|)sin(t)s, chiefly dial (|)sen-\ conjunction
Etymology: Middle English sinnes, from sins, sinnes, adverb
1. : after the time in the past when
 < the building has been razed since I visited the city >
 < it has been 20 years since he was first elected >
2. obsolete : the time in the past when : when
 < thou remembrest since once I sat upon a promontory — Shakespeare >
3. : up to the present time from the time in the past when
 < has known him ever since he was a child >
4. : for the reason that : because of the fact that
 < since it was raining he wore a hat >
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