then

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then的意思是“當(dāng)時(shí),那時(shí)”“接著,于是,然后”“還有,而且”“那么,因此”,作“那時(shí)”解時(shí)可指過去,也可指將來。
then作“那么”解時(shí)常用于句首或句末,用來緩和語(yǔ)氣; 作“然后”解時(shí)常位于and之后,所修飾的詞語(yǔ)之前,起連接作用。
then有時(shí)可用于對(duì)已經(jīng)提到過或剛提到過的某物表示一般的看法,可譯作“則是,就是”。
then用作狀語(yǔ)作“接著,于是,然后”解時(shí)也可位于句首,這時(shí)句子要用倒裝語(yǔ)序。

(at) that time (in the past or in the future)
(NEXT) next or after that
(IN ADDITION) in addition
(RESULT) as a result; in that case; also used as a way of joining a statement to an earlier piece of conversation

Then means at a particular time in the past or in the future.
Then is used when you refer to something which was true at a particular time in the past but is not true now.
Then is also an adverb.
You use then to say that one thing happens after another, or is after another on a list.
You use then in conversation to indicate that what you are about to say follows logically in some way from what has just been said or implied.
You use then to signal the end of a topic or the end of a conversation.
You use then with words like "now," "well," and "okay," to introduce a new topic or a new point of view.
You use then to introduce the second part of a sentence which begins with "if." The first part of the sentence describes a possible situation, and then introduces the result of the situation. (if)
You use then at the beginning of a sentence or after "and" or "but" to introduce a comment or an extra piece of information to what you have already said. (and)(but)
now and then&rarrsee now
there and then&rarrsee there