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ディスコースマーカー(その9)時、順番

対比の3回目は、時、順番です。

 

時間とは幻想である

2018年5月初旬の新刊書Carlo Rovelli の「The Order of Time」という本が話題になっています。これまでもしばしば主張されてきたことですが、「時間とは幻想である」。

 

Nature誌の書評から。


というわけで、時間という幻想をどう表現するか、ということなのでしょうか。

 

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対比(時, 順番)
a minute late
a minute later
after
after a long time
after a short time
after a while
afterward
afterwards
as long as
as soon as
at first
at last
at length
at present
at that time
at the beginning
at the onset
at the same time
at this moment
at which point
before
by now
by the time
concurrently
currently
during
earlier
eventually
finally
first
First of all
Firstly, Secondly
formerly
from here on
from this point
gradually
henceforth
hereafter
heretofore
hitherto
immediately
in retrospect
in the end
in the first place
in the future
in the meantime
in the meanwhile
in the past
initially
last
last of all
lastly
lately
later
later on
meanwhile
next
not long ago
now
of late
on the following day
once
preceding
presently
previously
prior to
recently
right after
second
simultaneously
since
soon
soon after
starting with
subsequently
the next week/day
then
thereafter
third
to begin with
To start with
ultimately
until
until now
up to now
when
whereupon