sometime
sometime — 副詞
1. at a point in time that you cannot name exactly — the event might already have h
某個時候
在過去或未來的某個不確定的時間
at a point in time that you cannot name exactly — the event might already have happened, or it may happen later
Minh promised to call me sometime after eight o'clock tonight.
Minh 答應今晚八點後某個時間打電話給我。
sometime after [time] — vague future arrangement
Sivan found a lovely old teapot in the shop sometime last spring.
Sivan 去年春天某個時候在店裡發現了一個漂亮的舊茶壺。
sometime last [season] — vague past reference
The package should arrive sometime between Wednesday and Friday.
包裹應該會在星期三到星期五之間某個時間送達。
Tariro would like to visit Japan sometime when the cherry blossoms bloom.
Tariro 很想在櫻花盛開的某個時候去日本玩。
Ishaan realized sometime during the meeting that he had forgotten his notes.
Ishaan 在會議期間的某個時候才發現自己忘了帶筆記。
- one day
only refers to the future, not the past
- eventually
always future; implies a delay before the event
- at some point
more formal, can refer to past or future
文法句型
sometime + [time period/point]
sometime + [time clause]
用法筆記
Do not confuse with 'some time' (two words, meaning a period or duration: 'It took some time to finish') or 'sometimes' (with -s, meaning occasionally: 'I sometimes walk to work'). As an adverb, 'sometime' is always a single word.
常見錯誤
sometime — 形容詞
1. used before a job title to show that someone once held that role but does not ho
前任的
過去曾擔任某職位但已不再
used before a job title to show that someone once held that role but does not hold it now
Aoi borrowed a book by the sometime prime minister of Japan from the library.
Aoi 從圖書館借了一本日本前首相寫的書。
the sometime [job title] of [place] — attributive noun phrase
The conference opened with a talk by a sometime ambassador to South Africa.
會議開幕式由一位曾任駐南非大使的人發表演講。
Marco's uncle, a sometime musician, now teaches piano to local children.
Marco 的叔叔曾是音樂人，現在教當地小孩彈鋼琴。
The museum hired a sometime professor of art history to lead the archive.
博物館聘請了一位曾任藝術史教授的人來管理檔案館。
Lisa interviewed the author, a sometime journalist who covered the civil war.
Lisa 訪問了那位作者，他是一名曾報導內戰的新聞記者。
文法句型
sometime + [job title / role]
用法筆記
Only used before a noun (attributive position) — never after a linking verb. In American English, 'former' is more common than 'sometime' for this meaning. This usage is somewhat formal and more typical of written than spoken English.