meantime

名词 n. 副词 adv.
中文释义
发音 mēnʹtīm

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The time spent waiting for another event; time in between. countable,uncountable
    — We'll come back asap; just wait here for the meantime.
副词 adv.
  1. During the interval; meanwhile. not-comparable
    — Repairs will be done tomorrow so meantime restrain from using the bath.

词形变化

meantimes plural mean time alternative mean time alternative

词源

词源 1
From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the meantime.
词源 2
From Middle English menetime, equivalent to mean + time. Adverb is by ellipsis from in the meantime.
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