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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

since

/sins/US // sɪns //UK // (sɪns) //

因为,既然,自,由于

Related Words

ago之前,前,以前,以前的therefore因此,所以,故此already已经,已,已有,已然afterward事后,之后,随后later后来,以后,之后considering考虑到,考虑,考虑考虑,审议for为,对于,对,用于inasmuch as由于,鉴于,因为,既然如此as作为,如,如同,因为after all归根结底,毕竟,归根结底是,归根到底by reason of因为,由于,因,因其forasmuch as因为,就像,由于,既然in consideration of考虑到,鉴于,考虑到以下情况,考虑到以下因素in view of鉴于,考虑到,基于,由于insomuch as以至于,以致于,乃至于,以致on account of因为,基于,由于,基于以下原因seeing that看到,鉴于,看到这一点,看见after之后,后,然后,以后following以下,以下是,以下为,以下是关于subsequent to后至,之后,之后的,随后

Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : from then till now: He was elected in 1978 and has been president ever since.
    • : between a particular past time and the present; subsequently: She at first refused, but has since consented.
    • : before now; ago: long since.
prep.介词 preposition
  1. 1
    • : continuously from or counting from: It has been warm since noon.
    • : between a past time or event and the present: There have been many changes since the war.
conj.连词 conjunction
  1. 1
    • : in the period following the time when: He has written once since he left.
    • : continuously from or counting from the time when: He has been busy since he came.
    • : because; inasmuch as: Since you're already here, you might as well stay.

Synonyms & Antonyms

prep.because
Synonyms
after all归根结底,毕竟,归根结底是,归根到底as作为,如,如同,因为by reason of因为,由于,因,因其considering考虑到,考虑,考虑考虑,审议for为,对于,对,用于forasmuch as因为,就像,由于,既然in consideration of考虑到,鉴于,考虑到以下情况,考虑到以下因素in view of鉴于,考虑到,基于,由于inasmuch as由于,鉴于,因为,既然如此insomuch as以至于,以致于,乃至于,以致on account of因为,基于,由于,基于以下原因seeing that看到,鉴于,看到这一点,看见
prep.between the present and a previous time
Synonyms
ago之前,前,以前,以前的after之后,后,然后,以后following以下,以下是,以下为,以下是关于from the time of的时候起,时起,的时候就开始了subsequent to后至,之后,之后的,随后until now直到现在,到现在为止,到目前为止,至今为止
prep.in the time past; because
Synonyms
afterward事后,之后,随后ago之前,前,以前,以前的already已经,已,已有,已然later后来,以后,之后therefore因此,所以,故此after之后,后,然后,以后as作为,如,如同,因为because因为,由于,因considering考虑到,考虑,考虑考虑,审议for为,对于,对,用于from从,来自,来自于,自hence因此,因而,所以now现在,如今,目前past过去,过去的,过去的事情,过去的事subsequently随后,后来,其后whereas而,鉴于,然而,而对于

Examples

  • In August, Trump filed a lawsuit to have his name removed from the casino and from the nearby, since-closed Trump Plaza.

  • One, of course, is the long-since established State of Israel.

  • But U.S. governments of both parties long-since opposed settlements, and the speech was far from combative.

  • Obviously the 16 words [the since-discredited claim that Saddam tried to buy uranium] were bogus.

  • Aunt Gretchen has long-since lost the smooth silhouette for which the Nicholas women are noted.

  • She drew Esmay after her down the draughty passage that led to the offices of the long-since-deserted dwelling-house.

  • The long-since dismantled Abbey of Lanercost had its origin in a tragedy.

  • How can we reasonably expect that the road back to our long-since forsaken God is to be smooth, pleasant, velvet-covered.

  • Since-355- thou must become as mortals are, and the slave of man, I will guard thee from all but the brave.

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