"dawn of time" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 自有時間以來
• 宇宙之初

Definition

用來指歷史或存在的最初時刻，是一種詩意或戲劇性的說法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多出現在文學、歷史或神話等正式、詩意語境中。常用搭配如'自有時間以來'、'從宇宙之初起'，不適合日常或近期事件。

Examples

People have told stories since the dawn of time.

人類自**有時間以來**就開始講故事了。

This river has flowed here since the dawn of time.

這條河自**宇宙之初**就在這裡流淌。

Humans have dreamed about flight from the dawn of time.

自**有時間以來**，人類就夢想著飛翔。

It feels like this tradition has been around since the dawn of time.

感覺這項傳統自**宇宙之初**就存在了。

Scientists have wondered about the universe since the dawn of time.

科學家自**宇宙之初**就對宇宙充滿疑問。

These mountains have stood here since the dawn of time—or so the legend says.

這些山自**宇宙之初**就矗立於此——傳說是這樣的。