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既[jì]

既jìㄐㄧˋ

〈动〉

(会意。甲骨文字形，左边是食器的形状，右边象一人吃罢而掉转身体将要离开的样子。本义:吃罢，吃过)
同本义 [eat up]
1. 既，小食也。——《说文》。罗振玉曰:“即，象人就食;既，象人食既。许训既为小食，义与形不协矣。”
2. 君既食。——《礼记·玉藻》
3. 不拜既爵。——《义礼·乡饮酒礼》
食尽。指日全食或月全食 [eclipse]
1. 秋，七月，壬辰，朔，日有食之，既。——《春秋·桓公三年》。杜预注:“既，尽也。”
2. 其合相当如袭辟者，日既是也。——汉· 王充《论衡》
完毕;完了 [complete;end]
1. 既而曰。——《公羊传·宣公元年》。注:“事毕也。”
2. 既者，尽也。有继之辞也。——《谷梁传》
3. 既月。——《虞书》
4. 董泽之蒲可胜既乎。——《左传·宣公十二年》
5. 薮泽肆既。——《国语·周语》
6. 吾与汝既其文，未既其实。——《庄子·应帝王》
又如:既济(六十四卦之。离下坎上。意指万事皆济);既冠之后(成年之后。古代男子二十岁行加冠礼，表示已成年)

〈副〉

既然雨下得这么大，你与其离开倒不如待在这儿。
Since it is raining hard, you may as well stay here as leave.
既然她病得厉害，我们要马上去请医生。
Since she is seriously ill, we have to send for a doctor at once.
既然你坚持，我就只好修改信用证。
Since you insist, I must amend the letter of credit.
一本好的学生字典应该既提供词语的含义，又举出应用这些词语的例子。
A good learner's dictionary should give both the meanings of the words and examples of the constructions in which they are used.
海狸既能在陆上生活也能在水里生活。
The beaver lives both on land and in water.
既然他已经悔罪了，我认为他不会再那样做了。
Since he has been penitent, I don't think he will do that again.
既然你无法回答这个问题，我们最好再问问别人。
Since you can't answer the question, perhaps we'd better ask someone else.
他既是个战士，又是个诗人。
He is both a soldier and a poet.