auld lang syne

名词 n.
/ˌɔːld læŋ ˈsaɪn/|/-ˈzaɪn/    /ˌɔl(d)læŋ ˈsaɪn/|/ˌoʊl(d)-/|/ˌɑl(d)-/|/-ˈzaɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Days gone by; former times. idiomatic,uncountable
    — Is thy ſweet Heart now grown ſo cold, / that loving Breaſt of thine; / That thou canſt never once reflect / on Old long ſyne. / [Chorus] On Old long ſyne my Jo, / on Old long ſyne, / That thou canſt never once reflect, / on Old long ſyne.

词形变化

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词源

From Scots auld lang syne (“old long ago”, literally “old long since”), popularized by the poem “Auld Lang Syne” (1788) by Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (1759–1796) based on an older song.
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