until

英 [?n't?l] 美[?n't?l]

近義詞pending

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until 直到

un-，直到，來自PIE*ant, 前面，詞源同ante-, anterior, til-, 直到，詞源同till,因此，該詞實(shí)際上兩個(gè)部分表達(dá)的是同一個(gè)意思。比較unto.

until: until: see till
until (prep.): c. 1200, from till (prep.). The first element is un- "as far as, up to" (also in unto), from Old Norse *und "as far as, up to," from Proto-Germanic *und- (cognates: Old English oe "up to, as far as," Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Gothic und), from PIE *nti-, from root *ant- "front, forehead" (see ante). The two syllables have the same meaning. Originally also used of persons and places. As a conjunction from c. 1300. Similar formation in Swedish intill, Danish indtil. The Modern German equivalent, bis (Old High German biaz), is a similar compound, of Old High German bi "by, at, to" and zu "to."

1. He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.: 然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂讓他動(dòng)彈不得，直到警察趕到。

2. He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared.: 他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了，但始終沒看見葆拉的。

3. It remained an exceptionally rare book until it was reprinted in 1918.: 在1918年再版之前，這本書一直非常罕見。

4. Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy.: 把糖摻入黃油然后攪拌至滑軟細(xì)膩。

5. He pushed everyone full speed ahead until production hit a bottleneck.: 他催促所有人拼命干活，直到生產(chǎn)遭遇瓶頸。