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单词 then
释义 then
I. \(|)then sometimes thən\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English thanne, than, thenne, then, from Old English thanne, thonne, thænne; akin to Old High German thanne, thanna, denne then, Old Norse thā, Gothic than then, Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & definite article — more at that
1. : at that time : at the time mentioned or specified
 < the situation as it then was >
 < science as it was then taught >
2. : soon after that : immediately after that : next in order of time
 < walked to the door, then turned >
 < first left, then right >
 < then came the thunder >
— used often to imply a causal or other relation to the preceding
 < come closer, then I won't have to shout >
3.
 a. : following next after this in order of position, narration, enumeration
  < a hill, then a river valley, then another hill >
 b. : in addition : besides
  < and then there is the interest to be paid >
4.
 a. : in that case : under those circumstances
  < keep it, then, if you want to >
  < if he didn't take it, then who did >
  < hurry, then, if you're coming with us >
  < what if there should be a fire, what then >
  — used after but to qualify or offset a preceding statement
  < it's true he lost the race, but then he never really expected to win it >
 b. : according to that : as may be inferred
  < you did go, then, after all >
  < your mind is made up, then >
 c. : by way of summing up : as it appears
  < these, then, are the things you must do >
  < the cause of the accident, then, seems to be established >
 d. : as a necessary or logical consequence : consequently
  < if the angles are equal, then their complements are equal >

- and then some
II. conjunction
Etymology: Middle English thanne, than, thenne, then, from thanne, than, thenne, then, adverb
obsolete : at the time that : when
III. then\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English thanne, than, thenne, then, from thanne, than, thenne, then, adverb
: that time : that moment
 < till then, who knew the force of those dire arms — John Milton >
 < we should get there long before then >
 < they were friends from then on >
IV. adjective
Etymology: then (I)
: existing, acting at, or belonging to the time mentioned
 < the then current of opinion >
 < the then secretary of state >
V. \thən, (|)then\
dialect
variant of than
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