future: [14] Future comes via Old French future from Latin futūrus ‘going to be, about to be’, which was used as the future participle of esse ‘be’. It was a descendant of the Indo-European base *bheu- or *bhu-, which originally denoted ‘grow’, and also produced English be, the German present first and second person singular forms bin and bist, and the Latin perfect tense of esse (fuī ‘I was’, etc). => be
future (adj.)
late 14c., "that is yet to be; pertaining to a time after the present," from Old French futur "future, to come" (13c.), from Latin futurus "going to be, yet to be," as a noun, "the future," irregular suppletive future participle of esse "to be," from PIE *bheue- (see be). In grammar, of tense, from 1520s.
future (n.)
"future events; time to come," late 14c., modeled on Latin futura, neuter plural of futurus (see future (adj.)).
future 双语例句
1. Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
全国各地学生前途未卜。
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2. I have not faltered in my quest for a new future.
我对新的未来的追求从未动摇过。
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3. Both had successful careers and the future looked bright.
两个人都事业有成，前程似锦。
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4. There are bound to be question marks over his future.
他的未来必然还存有很多不确定的因素。
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5. Senior politicians met today to discuss the future of European economic unity.