meanwhile

英語

詞源

繼承自中古英語 menewhile，等同於mean (“中間”) +‎ while。是副詞in the mean while的省略，名詞通常用在形容詞後面。

發音

國際音標^(幫助): /ˈmiːnwaɪl/
音頻 (南英格蘭)： (檔案)
(wine/whine) 國際音標^(幫助): /ˈmiːnhwaɪl/

名詞

meanwhile (複數 meanwhiles)

同時，此時
- Quoted in 2002, Stephen C. Ausband, Byrd's Line: A Natural History (page 37)
  In the meanwhile, the surveyors carried the line three miles, which was no contemptible day's work, considering how cruelly they were entangled with briers and gallbushes.

同義詞

between-time、meantime；參見Thesaurus:interim

衍生詞

副詞

meanwhile (不可比)

同時
近義詞：in the meantime、meantime、meanwhilst、the while

There was a party going on downstairs. Meanwhile, I was reading a book.
樓下在開派對。而同時，我正在看書。
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與此同時
近義詞：meantime、until then、for now

We’re going on holiday next month; meanwhile, keep working on the project.
我們下個月要去度假；同時還要繼續寫專案。
- 1955年3月1日, Winston Churchill, “Defence”, 出自 parliamentary debates (House of Commons)，第 1905 列:
  The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair.
  （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）
- 2004, David Osterczy, Interknot: Adventures in Internet Dating, →ISBN，第 134 頁:
  “ […] I’m not ignoring you, I’m very sorry, I’ll talk to you soon. Meanwhile, get your tickets.”
  （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）
與前面提到的成鮮明對比
近義詞：at the same time、on the other hand

Some songs on the album are beautiful. Meanwhile, others are quite forgettable.
專輯裡有些歌寫得很棒，可其他的卻顯得很不抓耳。
- 2013年3月29日, Markos Papadatos, 引 Marina Diamandis, “Marina And The Diamonds on 'How to be a Heartbreaker'”, 出自 Greek Reporter‎^[1]:
  When you are in the studio you don’t have anybody to feed off of, meanwhile when you are playing live you interact with people and you feel the energy in the room.
  （請為本引文添加中文翻譯）

異序詞

main wheel, mainwheel