bygone
名词 n.
形容词 adj.
英 /ˈbaɪɡɒn/|/-ɡɔːn/
美 /ˈbaɪɡɔn/|/-ɡɑn/
英文释义
名词 n.
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An event that happened in the past.
— Jennie Fox watched it with thoughtful pleasure, and the rest were chatting and telling of bygones, enjoying a glass of egg-hot; it being a custom for them to partake of this beverage on this particular night.
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An object from the past; a relic, antique, etc.
— And now just as the Victorians collected the minute objects with which to fill these houses, so today grown-ups are paying large sums for these bygones, while the children are given more modern houses to play with.
形容词 adj.
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Having been or happened in the distant past.
— I had thought (Sir) to haue held my peace, vntill You had drawne Oathes from him, not to ſtay: you (Sir) Charge him too coldly. Tell him, you are ſure All in Bohemias well: this ſatisfaction, The ''by-gone-day proclaym'd, ſay this to him, He's beat from his beſt ward.
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From by (adverb) + gone.
English by
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English bygone
From by (adverb) + gone.
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English by
English gone
English bygone
From by (adverb) + gone.
English by
English gone
English bygone
From by (adverb) + gone.
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