"long since" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 早就
• 很久以前

Definition

表示某事很久以前就發生了，或者某事已經持續很長時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Long since” 主要用於正式或書面語，常與現在完成時或過去完成時連用，如“has long since ended”。不用於未來的事件。

Examples

The store has long since closed.

這家店**早就**關門了。

He moved away long since.

他**早就**搬走了。

Their friendship had long since ended.

他們的友誼**早就**結束了。

We’ve long since stopped worrying about it.

我們**早就**不再擔心這件事了。

Those rules have long since become outdated.

那些規定**早就**過時了。

If you’re looking for him, he’s long since left.

如果你在找他，他**早就**走了。