then

英 [een] 美[e?n]

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then 然后，因此

來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) thanne,在此之后，然后，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*thana,那個(gè)，來(lái)自 PIE*to,指示代詞，詞源同 this,that.其與拼寫變體形式 than 現(xiàn)已產(chǎn)生詞義和用法上的差別。

then: then: [OE] Then was formed from the ancient demonstrative base *ta-, which also underlies English that and there. Its West Germanic relatives include German dann and Dutch dan. It is ultimately the same word as than.
=> than, the, there
then (adv.): adverb of time, Old English tanne, t?nne, tonne, from Proto-Germanic *thana- (cognates: Old Frisian thenne, Old Saxon thanna, Dutch dan, Old High German danne, German dann), from PIE demonstrative pronoun root *to- (see the).

As a conjunction, "in that case, therefore," in Old English. As an adjective, "being at that time," from 1580s. As a noun from early 14c. For further sense development, see than. Similar evolutions in other Germanic languages; Dutch uses dan in both senses, but German has dann (adv.) "then," denn (conj.) "than." Now and then "at various times" is attested from 1550s; earlier then and then (c. 1200).

1. You have to do everything you can. You have to work your hardest. And if you do, if you stay positive, then you have a shot at a silver lining.: 你必須全力以赴，最大限度地去努力。如果你這么做，并且保持樂(lè)觀，你就會(huì)看見(jiàn)烏云背后的幸福線。

2. It was just then that I chanced to look round.: 就在那時(shí)，我恰好環(huán)顧了下四周。

3. He then held the man in an armlock until police arrived.: 然后他反扭住那名男子的手臂讓他動(dòng)彈不得，直到警察趕到。

4. Then something seemed to snap in me. I couldn't endure any more.: 這時(shí)候，我的心里像有個(gè)東西突然繃斷了——我再也忍受不了啦。

5. "His memory must be completely back, then?" — "Just about.": “這么說(shuō)，他的記憶一定是完全恢復(fù)了？”——“差不多。”