no longer

no longer — 慣用語

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

1.慣用語B1
釋義

不再；再也不

表示過去發生，但現在已不再如此

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.

Gabriela 不再在市立圖書館工作了——她在學校找到了一份新工作。

no longer + main verb (works)

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

Lukas 失業後，再也負擔不起舊公寓的房租。

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

常見搭配
  • no longer + verb
  • can no longer
  • no longer + be/get/feel/need
  • no longer + adjective (no longer available)
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.