How do you use "at" in a sentence?

I will meet you at the station. The meeting starts at nine o'clock. She is very good at playing the piano.

at

Vocabulary Word BritishAmerican ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

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Significado: Expressing location or arrival at a specific point; expressing a particular time

在（某地/时）

en, a

〜で、〜に（時刻/場所）

~에서, ~에 (시각/장소)

The preposition 'at' indicates a specific point in space or time. It is used with precise times ('at 3 o'clock'), addresses ('at 10 Downing Street'), and locations thought of as points ('at the station'). 'At' also appears in many phrasal verbs and expressions like 'good at' and 'look at'.

「at」表示空间或时间上的特定点。它与精确时间（「at 3 o'clock」）、地址（「at 10 Downing Street」）以及被视为点的位置（「at the station」）一起使用。「at」也出现在许多短语动词和表达中，如「good at」和「look at」。

La preposición «at» indica un punto específico en el espacio o el tiempo. Se usa con horas precisas («at 3 o'clock»), direcciones («at 10 Downing Street») y lugares pensados como puntos («at the station»). «At» también aparece en muchos verbos frasales y expresiones como «good at» y «look at».

「at」は空間または時間の特定の点を示します。正確な時刻（「at 3 o'clock」）、住所（「at 10 Downing Street」）、点として考えられる場所（「at the station」）と一緒に使われます。「at」は「good at」や「look at」のような多くの句動詞や表現にも現れます。

전치사 'at'은 공간이나 시간의 특정 지점을 나타냅니다. 정확한 시각('at 3 o'clock'), 주소('at 10 Downing Street'), 지점으로 인식되는 장소('at the station')에 사용됩니다. 'at'은 'good at', 'look at' 등 많은 구동사와 표현에도 쓰입니다.

Ejemplos

I will meet you at the station.
我会在车站和你见面。
Te encontraré en la estación.
駅で会いましょう。
역에서 만납시다.
The meeting starts at nine o'clock.
会议九点开始。
La reunión comienza a las nueve.
会議は9時に始まります。
회의는 9시에 시작합니다.
She is very good at playing the piano.
她弹钢琴弹得很好。
Es muy buena tocando el piano.
彼女はピアノを弾くのがとても上手です。
그녀는 피아노를 매우 잘 칩니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From Old English 'æt', from Proto-Germanic *at. One of the oldest and most stable prepositions in English, with cognates across all Germanic languages.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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