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| Processed by: | richwarm (2026-06-25 07:28:50 UTC) |
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<< review queue entry 87817 - submitted by 'encn' >> v2 --------------------- Editor: I don't think /long ago/ adequately captures the meaning of 久遠. Several major Chinese dictionaries all define it in terms of duration or temporal extent rather than a point in the distant past: HDC, M and LA: 長久；長遠 GF: 時間很長 Also, "long ago" is primarily an adverbial expression in English (e.g. "Long ago, I learned that you can't judge a book by its title."), whereas 久遠 is an adjective. It seems better suited to expressions such as 久遠以前 (e.g. 古家的光榮，可追溯到久遠以前。), rather than to 久遠 on its own. Usage also points in the direction of duration rather than a distant point in the past. For example: 调查发现，战士暂时的兴趣比较广泛、多样、强烈，而久远的兴趣一般就比较缺乏。 Here 久远 is contrasted with 暂时, so the meaning is clearly "long-term" or "lasting", not "long ago". Similarly: 那些仅仅有时代意义的思想观点因时代的变迁而过时了。而具有相对久远意义的思想观点对于后世仍能给人以启发。久远并非永恒... Again, 久远 refers to something whose significance endures over a long period of time. There's even a discussion in 《百喻经·那先比丘经》 which explicitly says: 发生在将来的也可以称“久远”，当下眼前便不是久远了。 So 久远 is not inherently past-oriented; it can also refer to something far removed in the future. Finally, in the following examples, 久遠 indicates duration ("enduring") rather than remoteness in the past ("long ago"): 其實，高爾夫運動在台灣歷史久遠... Golf has actually had a long history in Taiwan. 關西製茶歷史久遠... The township had a long history of making tea. |
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- 久遠 久远 [jiu3 yuan3] /old/ancient/far away/ # + 久遠 久远 [[jiu3yuan3]] /long ago/ + 久遠 久远 [[jiu3yuan3]] /lasting; enduring; extending over a long period of time/ |