yesterday
Vocabulary Word
BritishAmerican
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
含义: The day before today; the recent past
昨天，过去
ayer, el pasado
昨日、過去
어제, 과거
'Yesterday' refers to the day before today. It can be used as a noun or adverb, and also figuratively to mean the recent past or former times.
「yesterday」指今天之前的那一天。它可以用作名词或副词，也可以比喻性地表示最近的过去或从前的时代。
«Yesterday» se refiere al día anterior a hoy. Puede usarse como sustantivo o adverbio, y también figurativamente para significar el pasado reciente o tiempos anteriores.
「yesterday」は今日の前の日を指します。名詞または副詞として使われ、比喩的に最近の過去や以前の時代を意味することもあります。
'Yesterday'는 오늘 전날을 가리킵니다. 명사 또는 부사로 사용될 수 있으며, 비유적으로 최근의 과거나 지난 시절을 의미하기도 합니다.
例句
- I saw her at the supermarket yesterday. 我昨天在超市看到她了。La vi en el supermercado ayer.昨日、スーパーで彼女を見かけました。어제 슈퍼마켓에서 그녀를 보았습니다.
- Yesterday's meeting was very productive. 昨天的会议非常有成效。La reunión de ayer fue muy productiva.昨日の会議はとても生産的でした。어제 회의는 매우 생산적이었습니다.
- The technology of yesterday seems primitive now. 昨日的技术现在看来很原始。La tecnología del pasado ahora parece primitiva.昔の技術は今では原始的に見えます。과거의 기술은 지금 보면 원시적으로 보입니다.
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用法指南
语境: general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Old English 'geostrandæg' meaning 'yester-day'. The 'yester-' element comes from Proto-Germanic '*gestra-', related to Latin 'heri' and Greek 'khthes'. The word is ancient across Indo-European languages.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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