betimes

副词 adv.
中文释义
英 /bɪˈtaɪmz/|/bəˈtaɪmz/    美 /bɪˈtaɪmz/|/bəˈtaɪmz/

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. In good season or time; early, especially in the morning; seasonably. dated,not-comparable
    — Behold, as wilde asses in the desart, goe they foorth to their worke, rising betimes for a pray: the wildernes yeeldeth food for them, and for their children.
  2. In a short time, soon; quickly, forthwith. archaic,not-comparable
    — [O]ne prayed God right heartily aloud that He would send them betimes a knight that durst convoy them through this strait pass.

词源

From Middle English betymes, from bi (“by”) + time + adverbial -s. By surface analysis, betime + -s (adverbial suffix). Compare also betides.
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