by and by

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Heaven; the hereafter. Usually preceded with "the sweet." uncountable
    — I'm sorry ma'am, but your cat's gone on to the sweet by and by.
副词 adv.
  1. After a short time. not-comparable
    — O, how this spring of love resembleth The uncertain glory of an April day Which now shows all the beauty of the sun, And by and by a cloud takes all away!
  2. After an indefinite period. not-comparable
    — Sit down, have a rest, and by and by you'll be feeling better.
  3. Immediately; at once. not-comparable,obsolete
    — When […] persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended.

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词
soon sooner or later stat

词源

词源 1
From Middle English by and by (“side by side, close together, alongside, on and on, continually, again and again, repeatedly”), equivalent to by + and + by.
词源 2
From Middle English by and by (“side by side, close together, alongside, on and on, continually, again and again, repeatedly”), equivalent to by + and + by.
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