longer
longer — 副詞
1. for a greater amount of time than something or someone else, or continuing past
更久
比預期或其他的事物持續更長時間
for a greater amount of time than something or someone else, or continuing past a particular point in time that was expected or allowed.
Ilan stayed at the party longer than his friends did.
Ilan 在派對待得比他的朋友更久。
comparative: longer + than + noun phrase
The meeting lasted much longer than anyone had expected.
會議比任何人預期的還要久很多。
modifier: much + longer
Zuri could not hold her breath any longer and came up for air.
Zuri 再也憋不住氣，浮出水面換氣。
negative construction: not ... any longer
If you wait a little longer, the bus should arrive soon.
如果你再等一會兒，公車應該很快就到了。
modifier: a little + longer
The Watanabe family no longer lives in that old wooden house.
渡邊一家不再住在那棟舊木屋裡了。
fixed phrase: no longer
- last longer
- wait longer
- stay longer
- take longer
- live longer
- for longer
less common phrasing; usually requires a follow-up phrase ('for longer than I expected').
- for less time
not a single-word antonym; the opposite idea is expressed periphrastically.
文法句型
longer + than + noun phrase
no/any + longer
much/a little + longer
用法筆記
Common in negative expressions: 'no longer' means 'not anymore' and usually appears before the main verb; 'any longer' appears at the end of a negative sentence. 'No longer' is slightly more formal than 'not … any longer'.