🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

经过

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jīngguò

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Elapsed/ɪˈlæpst/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"自从我们上次交谈以来,已经过去了几个小时。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Referring to time that has passed or gone by.

    "Several hours have elapsed since we last spoke."
As verb
  1. 1

    To pass or slip by, especially in reference to time.

    "As the days elapsed, she began to feel more at ease."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'elapsed' originates from the Latin 'elapsus', the past participle of 'elabi', meaning 'to slip away'. It entered Middle English through Old French in the late 14th century, evolving to denote the passage of time.

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