英和和英

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前置詞相当語句

1

By （that time）; before （the end of the month）; not later than （some date）

用例

• 試験までに帰る
  I shall be back by the examination.

• 稽古が始まるまでにはできます
  I shall have it ready by the time school begins―before school begins.
• それまでに僕は東京を去る
  I shall have left Tokyo by that time.
• 金は今月末までに返せ
  You must pay the money by the end of the month.
• 金は今月末までに返せばよい
  You need not pay the money before the end of the month.
• 入学志願者は本月十五日までに出願すべし
  Candidates for entrance shall apply not later than the 15th inst.

〈以下特例〉

用例

• 日の入るまでに一時間しか無い
  It is only an hour from sunset.

• 日の入るまでに一時間も無い
  It is not an hour from sunset
  We are within an hour of sunset.
• 試験まで一週間しか無い
  We are only a week from the examination.
• 今日までに発見された事実はこれだけである
  These are the only facts that have been discovered up to date―down to date.