yesteryear

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++yes·ter·year /ˈjestəjɪə, -jɜː $ ˈjestərjɪr/ noun  of yesteryear literaryTMCPAST existing in the past 往昔的，当年的 the steam trains of yesteryear 当年的蒸汽火车

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yesteryear• Forget the promotional toasters and blenders of yesteryear.• Joiners of yesteryear had their names stamped on their wooden planes and saw handles.• Today the parliaments of the Arab states seem to take themselves for the caliphal palaces of yesteryear.• We are often told that the politicians of yesteryear were greater figures than the politicians of today.• The records of yesteryear and some older memories suggest Colin Booth was also a quite exceptional golfer.• Operating rooms come equipped with lasers and computers, not just the scalpels and saws of yesteryear.• Snow from the mountains were used to make the sherbets of yesteryear, but nowadays we have freezers.Origin yesteryear (1800-1900) yesterday + year

yes·ter·year nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus existing the in past

yesteryear
yes‧ter‧year /ˈjestəjɪə, -jɜː $ ˈjestərjɪr/ nounof yesteryear literary existing in the past:
    the steam trains of yesteryear

yes·ter·yearBrE /ˈjestəjɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈjestərjɪr/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (old-fashioned or literary) the past, especially a time when attitudes and ideas were different （尤指思想观念有别于当今的）旧时，往昔，过去