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单词 bygone
释义 by·gone
I. \ˈbīˌgȯn\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) bygane, from by (II) + gane, variant of gon, past participle of gon to go — more at go
1. : that is past : gone by : former
 < the music of a bygone day >
2.
 a. : of or relating to the past : outmoded
  < current fashions … are revivals of bygone styles — P.M.Gregory >
 b. : no longer living : dead, extinct
  < circles of burned and broken stone remain as evidence of its popularity with bygone tribes — American Guide Series: Michigan >
  < bygone species of animals — Weston LaBarre >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : something that is past; especially : a past grievance — usually used in plural
 < a gesture to show that bygones are bygones — William Walton >
 < let bygones be bygones >
2. : one that belongs to the past
 < to them he is a bygoneBookman >
 < a museum in search of bygones — H.V.Morton >
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