late 13c., "at one time or another" (adv.); as an adjective, late 15c. Meaning "at some future time" is late 14c. From some + time (n.).
权威例句
1. I told you, man! It'll be sometime after eight o'clock.
老兄,我告诉过你了,时间是八点以后。
2. Cecile was in her early thirties, a sometime actress, dancer and singer.
塞茜尔三十出头,曾经做过演员、舞蹈演员和歌手。
3. The sales figures won't be released until sometime next month.
下个月的某个时间才会公布销售数据。
4. I'm aiming to get to work by nine sometime.
我准备9点左右开始工作。
5. Steel cans were introduced sometime during the forties.
钢罐是20世纪40年代时开始使用的。
词语辨析
【some times, some time, sometimes, sometime】
some times: 有几次。如:I have been to the Great Wall for some times.(我去 长城有好几次了。)
some time: 一段时间。如:I have been a teacher for some time.(我当老师已有些年头了。)
sometimes: 有时。如:I sometimes play tennis.(我有时打 网球。)
sometime: 某个时候,指过去或将来的不确定时间。如:I will buy a car sometime in the future.(将来我会买车的。)