at that time; at the time in question 当时;那时 I was living in Cairo then. 那时我住在开罗。 [after prep.]Phoebe by then was exhausted. 菲比那时已经累坏了。 [as adj.]he accepted a peerage from the then Prime Minister, Edward Heath. 他接受了当时的首相爱德华• 希思授予他的贵族头衔。
after that; next; afterwards 然后,接着,后来 she won the first and then the second game. 她先赢了第一局,接着又赢了第二局比赛。 ■also; in addition 而且,另外;还有,再者 I'm paid a generous salary, and then there's the money I've made at the races. 我得到了一份丰厚的薪水,此外还有我在赛马会上挣的钱。
in that case; therefore 那么,那末;既然是那样;于是 if you do what I tell you, then there's nothing to worry about. 你要是照我说的做,那就没什么好担心的。 well, that's okay then. 既然是那样,那好吧。 ■used at the end of a sentence to emphasize an inference being drawn [用于句末表示推断]这么说,那么说 so you're still here then. 这么说你还呆在这儿。 ■used to finish off a conversation [用于谈话结束](那)…吧 see you in an hour then. 一小时后见吧。
常用词组 but then (again)
after all; on the other hand (introducing a contrasting comment) 另一方面,然而 it couldn't help, but then again, it probably couldn't hurt. 它没什么用,不过可能也没危害。
then and there
immediately 当场,立即
语源
Old English thænne, thanne, thonne, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dan and German dann, also to that and the