weren't

weren't 是 were not 的缩写，表示“不是、没有处于某种状态”或“当时没有做某事”。

💡 记忆钩子

把 weren't 想成把 were 和 not 压缩成一个否定开关：原本说“是、在某状态中或正在做”，加上 not 后就变成“不是、不在或没有做”。

📝 学习建议

注意不要把 weren't 和 wasn't 混用：weren't 通常和 you、we、they 以及复数主语搭配，wasn't 通常和 I、he、she 以及单数主语搭配。
先把 weren't 作为 were not 的口语缩写整体记忆；正式写作中可根据语气和文体选择完整形式。

📖 中文释义

verb

core 不是；没有

📖 weren't 是 were not 的缩写，表示过去某时“不是某种身份或状态”“不在某处”，也可以表示当时没有进行某个动作。它的核心就是给过去的 were 加上否定。

💡 常用模式是“主语 + weren't + 名词、形容词、地点或动词-ing形式”，例如描述过去的身份、状态、位置或正在进行的动作。它主要用于一般过去时和过去进行时的否定，口语中尤其常见。疑问句通常把 weren't 放到主语前；不要在 weren't 后面再加 not。

abbreviation alt-of contraction

We weren't ready for the meeting.

我们还没有准备好开会。

They weren't waiting outside.

他们当时没有在外面等。

🌳 词源

由 were 和否定词 not 缩写而成。

Proto-Indo-European *h₂wes-der. Proto-Germanic *wēzīn Proto-West Germanic *wāʀīn Old English wǣre Middle English were English were Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English notder. English -n't English weren't From were + -n't.

🔄 变式

warn't alternative wern't alternative worn't alternative

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