was
英[w?z]
美[w?z]
- be的第一和第三人稱單數過去式
中文詞源
was 是，居住，存在
來自PIE*wes,居住，存在，詞源同Vesta,古羅馬家神或灶神，后用做be動詞單數過去式。
英文詞源
- was (v.)
- Old English wesan, w?s, w?ron 1st and 3rd person singular of wesan "to remain," from Proto-Germanic *was- (cognates: Old Saxon wesan, Old Norse vesa, Old Frisian wesa, Middle Dutch wesen, Dutch wezen, Old High German wesen "being, existence," Gothic wisan "to be"), from PIE root *wes- (3) "remain, abide, live, dwell" (cognates Sanskrit vasati "he dwells, stays;" compare vestal). Wesan was a distinct verb in Old English, but it came to supply the past tense of am. This probably began to develop in Proto-Germanic, because it is also the case in Gothic and Old Norse. See be.
雙語例句
- 1. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.
- 他對于法國、德國和荷蘭的文學了如指掌。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was just then that I chanced to look round.
- 就在那時，我恰好環顧了下四周。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.
- 當權的軍政府壓制人民，不得人心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. He was hand-picked for this job by the Admiral.
- 他是由海軍上將精心挑選出來擔任這項工作的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. It was the uncommitted that Labour needed to reach.
- 工黨需要拉攏的是未表態者。
來自柯林斯例句