There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adj. 現在的;目前的;出席的;[語法學]現在時的;
n. 現在;禮物;瞄準;
?? pres前+ent名詞后綴 → 禮物,贈送物
"a belated birthday present"
遲來的生日禮物
近義:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反義:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
adj. 立即的;直接的,最接近的;目前的,當前的;直覺的;
?? im無+medi中間+ate...的→無中間→ 即刻的;直接的
"She felt an immediate attraction for him."
她對他頓生愛慕。
近義:hither, near, nearby, neighboring, neighbouring, next
反義:isolated, outlying, remote, removed, retired, secluded
adj. 最近的;新近的;近代的;[地]全新世的;
?? recent- “新的,新鮮的”
"Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease."
最新研究使人們進一步了解了這種疾病的起因.
近義:latest, modern, new, novel, unworn, young
反義:antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
adj. 將來的,未來的;[語法學]將來時的;
n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反義:prior
adj. 過去的,以前的;結束的;前任的;
n. 過去,過往;往事;[語]過去時;
prep. 超過,超出;遠于;越過;
adv. 經過,超過;
?? past(過去的)已經pass(過去)
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步從他身邊走過,都沒有回頭瞧他一眼。
近義:preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反義:modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current