"lost to time" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 被時間遺忘

Definition

指因時間流逝而不存在、被遺忘或無法再找到的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個表達比較詩意，常用於形容因年代久遠而消失的歷史、文化、地點或知識，不適用於日常遺失的物品。

Examples

The old city was lost to time.

那座古城已經**被時間遺忘**了。

Many ancient languages are lost to time.

許多古老語言已**被時間遺忘**。

This tradition was lost to time centuries ago.

這個傳統在幾個世紀前就**被時間遺忘**了。

So many stories are just lost to time, never to be told again.

太多故事就這樣**被時間遺忘**，再也沒人傳頌。

Their names have been lost to time, but their impact lives on.

他們的名字已經**被時間遺忘**，但他們的影響仍在。

Much of the original architecture has simply been lost to time.

許多原始建築已經**被時間遺忘**了。