bygone

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈbaɪɡɒn/|/-ɡɔːn/    /ˈbaɪɡɔn/|/-ɡɑn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An event that happened in the past. plural-normally
    — 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.
  2. An object from the past; a relic, antique, etc. plural-normally
    — 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.
  1. Having been or happened in the distant past. not-comparable
    — 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.

词形变化

by-gone alternative,dated bygones plural by-gone alternative,dated

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
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English by
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English bygone
From by (adverb) + gone.
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English gone
English bygone
From by (adverb) + gone.
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