中文词源
since 自从，后来，因为
来自中古英语 sinnes,缩写自 sithence,来自 sithen,在此以后，-es,-ce,副词后缀，来自古英语 siththan,合成自短语 sith thaem,在此以后，来自 sith,自从，之后，thaem,那，与格形式于 that. 参照 sith,自从，之后。
英语词源
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since: [15] Since is a contracted form of Middle English sithenes ‘since’. This in turn went back (with the addition of a final -s) to Old English siththan, a compound adverb and conjunction formed from sīth ‘after’ (a relative of German seit ‘since’) and thām ‘that’.
- since (adv.)
- early 15c., synnes, from sithenes "since," from sithen (plus adverbial genitive -es), from Old English siððan "afterward, from now on, hereafter, further, later, as soon as, after that," originally sið ðan "after that," from sið "after" (see sith) + ðan, weakened form of ðam, dative of ðæt (see that).
As a conjunction from late 14c.; as a preposition from 1510s; "from the time when," hence "as a consequence of the fact that." Modern spelling replaced syns, synnes 16c. to indicate voiceless final -s- sound. Since when? often expressing incredulity, is from 1907.
权威例句
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
词语辨析
【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”。
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”。