was

英 [wɒz] 美 [wɒz]

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※ 提供单词"was"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

was 是，居住，存在

来自PIE*wes,居住，存在，词源同Vesta,古罗马家神或灶神，后用做be动词单数过去式。

was (v.): Old English wesan, wæs, wæron 1st and 3rd person singular of wesan "to remain," from Proto-Germanic *was- (cognates: Old Saxon wesan, Old Norse vesa, Old Frisian wesa, Middle Dutch wesen, Dutch wezen, Old High German wesen "being, existence," Gothic wisan "to be"), from PIE root *wes- (3) "remain, abide, live, dwell" (cognates Sanskrit vasati "he dwells, stays;" compare vestal). Wesan was a distinct verb in Old English, but it came to supply the past tense of am. This probably began to develop in Proto-Germanic, because it is also the case in Gothic and Old Norse. See be.

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1. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.: 他对于法国、德国和荷兰的文学了如指掌。

3. The military regime in power was unpopular and repressive.: 当权的军政府压制人民，不得人心。