syne
副词 adv.
介词 prep.
英文释义
副词 adv.
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Subsequently; then.
— At last he comes, and on his knee The wee tots a'thegether cling, An' ilk yen strives to catch his ee, Syne tugs his cwoat an' bids him sing.
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Late.
— [Each rogue] shall be discovered either soon or syne.
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Before now; ago.
— I eat, drink, and sleep as sound as I did twenty years syne; yes, I laugh heartily too, and find as many subjects to employ that faculty upon as ever; fools, fops, and knaves, grow as rank as formerly, yet here and there, […]
介词 prep.
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Since.
— I've niver set fute i' Gibb's Ha' syne his father's death.
词汇关系
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词源 1
From Middle English syne, syn, sin, a contracted form of sithen (“since”). More at sithen.
词源 2
From Middle English syne, syn, sin, a contracted form of sithen (“since”). More at sithen.
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