yester-

短语

表示“昨日的, 前此的”之义

发音

其它 /ˈjɛstə(ɹ)/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    Belonging to the day preceding the present; next before the present.

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  2. 2.

    Of former, earlier, or previous times.

词源

From Middle English yester-, yister-, from Old English ġeostran-, ġiestran- (“previous day, prior day”), from Proto-West Germanic *gesteran, from Proto-Germanic *gesteraz (“yesterday”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰyés (“yesterday”). Compare Dutch gisteren, German gestern (“yesterday”), Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃 (gistradagis, “tomorrow”), Latin hesternus (“of yesterday”), Ancient Greek χθές (khthés, “yesterday”), Sanskrit ह्यस् (hyás, “yesterday”). More at yesterday.

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