"abouts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 大約（僅作複數：英文罕見，帶有古意）

Definition

“abouts” 是 “about” 的罕見或方言複數形式，多見於“round abouts”等表達，現代英語中極少使用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“abouts” 極爲罕見，只在方言或歷史文獻偶現，有時出現於固定表達（如 round abouts）。正式或現代英語不要用。

Examples

The old villager often wandered the abouts of the fields.

那位老人常常徘徊在田野的**周邊**。

You won't find that bird in these abouts anymore.

你不會再在這**附近**找到那隻鳥了。

There are many stories told in these abouts.

這裡的**附近**流傳著許多故事。

He's been hanging around the abouts of town lately.

他最近一直在鎮上的**附近**晃蕩。

People from the abouts come here every market day.

來自**附近**的人每逢市集日都會來這裡。

That's just the way folks talk in these abouts.

這裡的人就是這樣用這**附近**的語氣說話。