coined 1870 by Dante Gabriel Rossetti from yester- + year to translate French antan (from Vulgar Latin *anteannum "the year before") in a refrain by Fran?ois Villon: Mais ou sont les neiges d'antan? which Rossetti rendered "But where are the snows of yesteryear?"
雙語例句
1. The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear.
現(xiàn)代的性感偶像現(xiàn)在已取代了往昔過時的英雄形象。
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2. Certainly, last night's gala was a reminder of bull markets of yesteryear.
的確, 昨夜的慶祝讓我們想起了前些年的牛市.
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3. The most surprising event of Olympic yesteryear , however , is Tug of War.
如果說最令人驚奇的前奧運項目, 莫過于拔河.
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4. He often mentioned the golden scandals of yesteryear.
他經(jīng)常提到去年曾轟動一時的丑聞.
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5. Modern western square dancing is a far cry from the old time barn dances of yesteryear.