从前用英语怎么说？

从前

• [cóng qián]
  before，formerly，in the past，once upon a time，aforetime

例句

• In the early days, news was handed on from one person to another. 从前, 消息是靠一个人传递给另一个人。
• In former times there were far fewer people dwelling on earth than there are now. 从前生活在地球上的人比今天少得多。
• A number of trades,previously thought of as lowly ones,began to receive more attention. 从前被人们视为卑贱的一些职业现在开始受到更多的重视。
• In the old days you could get a pint of beer for a shilling. 从前,花一先令就可以买到一品脱啤酒。
• I haven't seen them for ten years. They remain as they were. 我十年没见他们了，他们还是从前那样。
• In former times, only property owners could be registered as voters. 从前, 只有有财产的人才能登记作选民。
• In former times parts of India were ruled by princes. 从前印度的一些地区由许多王公统治。
• The old nun was as imperious as ever, but visibly thawed when she saw the children. 老修女仍然像从前一样专橫，看到孩子们时卻显得温和多了。
• It is said that at one time a highwayman lived in the house. 据说从前某个时候,有个拦路强盗在这栋房子里住过。
• You can’t keep harking back to the past. 你不能没完没了地念叨从前。

同义词

• 过去，往昔，以前，昔日，往日，往时，旧日，向日，曩昔，畴昔，夙昔，当年，昔时，畴前，已往，早年，

反义词

• 如今，现在，方今，来日，将来，

英汉词典释义

• [cóng qián]
  before; formerly; in the past; once upon a time; a long time ago; some time ago; [古] sometime
  Once upon a time, there lived an old man who had two beautiful daughters.
  从前， 有一个老人， 他有两个美丽的女儿。
  Our village is very different from what it was before.
  我们村跟从前大不一样了。

汉语词典释义

• 词语 从前
  拼音 cóng qián
  解释 (名)过去的时候,以前.动宾式:从|前.他~不喜欢学习.(作状语)(同义)往日、昔日.
  构成 动宾式：从｜前
  同义词 往日、昔日
  例句 他～不喜欢学习。（作状语）
  释义

  (名)过去的时候，以前。