记忆方法
1、until 是"同义反复造词"的活标本：un- 与 -til 两段原是一个意思"到、直到"——til 就是 till（直到），un- 同见于 unto（到，古语）。两段合起来还是"直到"。
2、头一截与 ante（在…前；赌注）同出 ant-（前额、前面）——"到…之前"，anterior（前面的）记得这门亲。
3、用法两句看：He didn't come until 3:00 三点才来（not…until 配"点"动作），I waited until 3:00 一直等到三点（延续动作到点为止）。拼写 un-til 重音在后 /ənˈtɪl/。
2、头一截与 ante（在…前；赌注）同出 ant-（前额、前面）——"到…之前"，anterior（前面的）记得这门亲。
3、用法两句看：He didn't come until 3:00 三点才来（not…until 配"点"动作），I waited until 3:00 一直等到三点（延续动作到点为止）。拼写 un-til 重音在后 /ənˈtɪl/。
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中文词源
until 直到
un-，直到，来自PIE*ant, 前面，词源同ante-, anterior, til-, 直到，词源同till,因此，该词实际上两个部分表达的是同一个意思。比较unto.
英语词源
- until
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until: see till
- until (prep.)
- c. 1200, from till (prep.). The first element is un- "as far as, up to" (also in unto), from Old Norse *und "as far as, up to," from Proto-Germanic *und- (cognates: Old English oð "up to, as far as," Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Gothic und), from PIE *nti-, from root *ant- "front, forehead" (see ante). The two syllables have the same meaning. Originally also used of persons and places. As a conjunction from c. 1300. Similar formation in Swedish intill, Danish indtil. The Modern German equivalent, bis (Old High German biaz), is a similar compound, of Old High German bi "by, at, to" and zu "to."
权威例句
- 1. He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.
- 然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂让他动弹不得，直到警察赶到。
- 2. He waited until all the luggage was cleared, but Paula's never appeared.
- 他一直等到所有的行李都拿走了，但始终没看见葆拉的。
- 3. It remained an exceptionally rare book until it was reprinted in 1918.
- 在1918年再版之前，这本书一直非常罕见。
- 4. Blend the butter with the sugar and beat until light and creamy.
- 把糖掺入黄油然后搅拌至滑软细腻。
- 5. He pushed everyone full speed ahead until production hit a bottleneck.
- 他催促所有人拼命干活，直到生产遭遇瓶颈。
词语辨析
【not…until, until】
not…until: 直到…才（常跟点动词连用） He didn't come until 3:00.
until: 到…为止， I waited until 3:00.
not…until: 直到…才（常跟点动词连用） He didn't come until 3:00.
until: 到…为止， I waited until 3:00.