past

n. 过去；往事

adj. 过去的；结束的

prep. 越过；晚于

adv. 过；经过

中文词源

past 过去的，以往的

来自pass的过去分词。

past: past: [13] Past originated simply as a variant spelling of passed, the past participle of pass. The earliest unequivocal examples of it are as a preposition, but its adjectival use followed in the 14th century, and by the 16th century it was being employed as a noun too (the past).
=> pass
past (adj.): c. 1300, "done with, over," from past participle of passen "go by" (see pass (v.)). Past participle is recorded from 1798; past tense from 1813.
past (n.): "times gone by," 1580s, from past (adj.).

2. When Myra told Karp she'd expose his past, he blew up.: 当迈拉告诉卡普她会把他的过去全抖搂出去时，卡普大为光火。

3. They had almost reached the boat when a figure shot past them.: 他们差不多快到船边时，一个人影从他们旁边飞奔而过。

4. In the past he dallied with actresses and lady novelists.: 他过去曾与许多女演员和女小说家调情。

5. Go north on I-15 to the exit just past Barstow.: 沿着15号州际公路一直向北，一过巴斯托就从出口驶出。