Lưu ý: Bản dịch của mục này hiện đang được kiểm tra chất lượng, vì vậy một số nội dung tạm thời chỉ hiển thị bằng tiếng Anh.
Mục từ này chưa được dịch sang ngôn ngữ của bạn, vì vậy nội dung gốc được hiển thị bên dưới.
until
This word functions as a temporal boundary marker, signaling the exact moment a state or action ceases. It creates a sense of anticipation or a countdown, focusing on the duration of a condition that persists right up to a specific limit. While similar to till, until is more common in formal writing and typically appears at the start of a sentence to emphasize the time constraint.
When used as a conjunction, it links a continuous action to a triggering event, establishing a clear cause-and-effect relationship in time. It implies that the subsequent event is the necessary catalyst for the first action to stop, creating a logical bridge between two distinct temporal states.
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Ví dụ
Please wait here until the doctor calls your name.
I cannot leave the house until I finish my homework.
The knight fought bravely until the dragon fell.
We should keep this a secret until the wedding day.
The suspect refused to speak until his lawyer arrived.
I did not realize the truth until it was too late.