since
英 [sɪns]
美[sɪns]
- conj. 因为;由于;既然;自…以来;自…以后
- prep. 自…以来;自…以后
- adv. 后来
同义词辨析
as, because, for, since
这些连词均含有"因为"之意。
as:从属连词,语意较because, since弱,着重在主句,所表示的原因或理由是"附带的"。
because:从属连词,语意强,着重直接的原因或理由,所引出的从句是全句的重心,用以回答why提出的问题。
for:并列连词,语气较弱,所引出的句子一般放在后面,表示附带说明的理由或推断理由。
since:语意比because弱,但比as强,一般用于表示"由于大家已知的事实"。
双语例句
- 1. Since the birds interbreed they cannot be classed as different species.
- 由于这些鸟进行杂交繁殖,不能把它们归为不同的物种。
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- 2. I've had the hots for him ever since he came to college.
- 自从他来上大学后,我就对他春心萌动。
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- 3. "Prices are down 40 per cent since Christmas," he lamented.
- “圣诞节以来物价降了4成,”他悲叹道。
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- 4. The mechanics of the job, however, have changed little since then.
- 不过,工作流程从那以后就几乎没有任何变化。
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- 5. Rock'n'roll has become so commercialised and safe since punk.
- 摇滚乐自从朋克乐以后就已经过于商业化而缺乏新意了。
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