• adv. 以前，以往
• adj. 以前的；過去的
• n. (Ago)人名；(英、西、意、塞、瑞典)阿戈

古英語前綴a-, 來自PIE*uz, 向上，向外，詞源同out. go, 走，離開。

ago

ago: [14] Historically, ago is the past participle of a verb. Its earlier, Middle English, form – agone – reveals its origins more clearly. It comes from the Old English verb āgān ‘pass away’, which was formed from gān ‘go’ and the prefix ā- ‘away, out’. At first it was used before expressions of time (‘For it was ago five year that he was last there’, Guy of Warwick 1314), but this was soon superseded by the now current postnominal use.
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ago (adj.)

early 14c., shortened form of Old English agan, agone "departed, passed away," past participle of an obsolete verb ago "to go forth," formed from a- "away" (perhaps here used as an intensive prefix) + gan "go" (see go (v.)). Agone remains a dialectal variant.

1. Mechanization happened years ago on the farms of Islay.

數年前，艾萊的農場就實現了機械化。

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2. Rationing had put an end to a surfeit of biscuits long ago.

定量供應很久以前就結束了餅干過剩的狀況。

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3. Just a few days ago, I finished a commission.

就在幾天前，我完成了一項委托創作任務。

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4. I qualified as a doctor from London University over 30 years ago.

30多年前，我從倫敦大學畢業，取得了行醫資格。

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5. Their water was turned off weeks ago without explanation.

他們的水在幾周以前就毫無理由地被切斷了。

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