no longer

no longer — idiom

1. used to say that a situation, action, or condition that was happening or true in

1.慣用語B1
釋義

used to say that a situation, action, or condition that was happening or true in the past has stopped happening or being true now

例句

Gabriela no longer works at the city library — she got a job at a school.

no longer + main verb (works)

Lukas can no longer afford to live in his old apartment after losing his job.

modal + no longer + main verb (can no longer afford)

同義詞
  • not any more

    less formal; placed at the end of the sentence (e.g. 'I don't live here any more')

  • not any longer

    same meaning and position as 'not any more'; slightly more formal

  • no more

    used at the end of a sentence in informal British English (e.g. 'I don't work there no more'); considered non-standard in careful writing

反義詞
  • still

    indicates that the situation continues to be true (e.g. 'She still works there' vs. 'She no longer works there')

  • yet

    used with negatives or questions to talk about something expected (e.g. 'I haven't finished yet' vs. 'I no longer need to finish')

文法句型

no longer + [main verb]

[auxiliary verb] + no longer + [main verb]

用法筆記

Use 'no longer' in the middle of a sentence, before the main verb or after a modal verb like 'can' or 'will'. For the same meaning at the end of a sentence, use 'not … any longer' or 'not … any more' (e.g. 'He does not work here any longer'). 'No longer' is slightly more formal than 'any more' and is common in both writing and speech.

常見錯誤

❌I no more work at the café.
✅I no longer work at the café.
💡'no more' cannot replace 'no longer' before a main verb; use 'no longer' in this position.
❌He doesn't no longer play the guitar.
✅He no longer plays the guitar.
💡'no longer' is already negative; do not add another negative word like 'not' or 'never'.
❌No longer she lives here.
✅She no longer lives here.
💡'no longer' must come after the subject, not before it.