"in times past" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 過去
• 往昔

Definition

一種正式表示“很久以前”或“過去”的說法；用於講故事或描述許多年前發生的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非常正式且有些老派，常在講故事、歷史敘述或演講時出現，常在句首。類似“很久以前”，但不會用在日常會話中。

Examples

People believed in many old stories in times past.

**過去**，人們相信許多古老的故事。

Farming was different in times past.

**過去**，農業很不一樣。

There were no cars in times past.

**過去**沒有汽車。

In times past, people wrote letters instead of sending emails.

**往昔**，人們寫信而不是發電子郵件。

Things were much slower in times past—no internet, no smartphones.

**過去**，做事都很慢——沒有網際網路，沒有智慧型手機。

Holidays meant something very different in times past than they do today.

以前的節日和現在的意義完全不同。