核心畫面

Picture two fixed points on a timeline — now and the thing you are waiting for — and the stretch of time lying between them. Meantime points at that stretch: what happens, or what you do, while the real event has not arrived yet.

可以想成:時間線上有兩個固定的點——現在,以及你在等的那件事——中間夾著一段時間。meantime 指的就是那一段:更多收起可以想成:時間線上有兩個固定的點——現在,以及你在等的那件事——中間夾著一段時間。meantime 指的就是那一段:正事還沒到之前,這中間發生了什麼、你先做什麼。

From the picture

固定說法:暫時先這樣

同一段中間的時間,重點從「這期間發生什麼」移到「先這樣安排」:這個做法只是過渡,等正式的來了就換掉。

for now; temporarily · r · B1

for now; as a temporary plan, until something else happens.

暫時;就目前而言

Also in this word

in the meantime · r · B1

During the time between two events, or before something else happens.

在此期間;與此同時

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

meantimenoun/ˈmiːntaɪm/

  • 1

    The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.

    • We'll come back asap; just wait here for the meantime.

meantimeadv/ˈmiːntaɪm/

  • 1

    During the interval; meanwhile.

    • Repairs will be done tomorrow so meantime restrain from using the bath.
    • Meantime Pope Urban II convoked two councils, one after another.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。