"in times past" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 过去
• 往昔

Definition

一种正式表达“很久以前”或“过去”的说法；用于讲故事或描述许多年前发生的事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非常正式且略显古老，常用于讲故事、历史写作或演讲中。通常放在句首。类似“很久以前”，但不用于日常对话。

Examples

People believed in many old stories in times past.

**过去**，人们相信许多古老的故事。

Farming was different in times past.

**过去**，农业很不一样。

There were no cars in times past.

**过去**没有汽车。

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

**往昔**，人们写信而不是发邮件。

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

**过去**，事情进展得更慢——没有互联网，没有智能手机。

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

节日**在过去**与如今的意思大不相同。