从未

• 拼音: cóng wèi
• 汉字拆解: 从 = from; 未 = not yet, never

含义

Never; have never. A formal adverb emphasizing that something has not happened at any point in time.

More literary and formal than 从来没有. Often used in written language, speeches, and formal statements. Carries weight and finality in its negation.

例句

1. 他从未想过有一天自己能站上世界冠军的领奖台。
2. 这种事在我们公司的历史上从未发生过。
3. 她从未向任何人透露过这个秘密。

用法指南

语境: written, formal speech, emphasis

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 我从未见过这样的场面。(I have never seen such a scene.)
• 这是从未有过的突破。(This is an unprecedented breakthrough.)

错误说法

• 他从未经常这样 (Contradictory — 从未 means 'never,' which contradicts 经常 meaning 'often')

起源与历史

Compound of 从 (from) + 未 (not yet, never). Classical construction for emphatic negation of past experience.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Educated