whilom

adv. 曾经, 以前, 从前 a. 以前的, 从前的

发音

UK /ˈwaɪləm/
其它
US /ˈwaɪləm/
US /ˈʍaɪ-/

别名

whilome

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    At some time in the past; former, sometime.

  2. 2.

    Of a person: deceased, late.

    废旧
adv.
  1. 1.

    At some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time.

  2. 2.

    At times, on occasion, sometimes.

    废旧
  3. 3.

    Preceded by of or this: for some time that has passed.

    废旧 罕用
conj.
  1. 1.

    During the same time that; while.

  2. 2.

    Up to the time that; till, until.

词源

From Middle English whilom (“(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while”) [and other forms], from Old English hwīlum, hwīlan, hwīlon (“at one time, once; sometimes”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, the dative plural of *hwīlu (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”). The Oxford English Dictionary regards adverb sense 2.2 (“for some time that has passed”) as “aberrant”. Cognates * Old High German hwīlōn (Middle High German wīlen, wīlent, German weiland (“at one time, formerly”)) * Old Saxon hwīlon (“sometimes”) (Middle Dutch wilen, Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”), Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”))

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