Veniamin
What does the expression "the then" mean???
A few days ago I saw a very strange expression. This is a part of the sentence: "He explores the effects of the then fashionable philosophy". What's "the then"??????? Thanks in advance!! ☺️
2015年9月15日 21:14
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It's strange, but not unusual. This use of 'then' as an adjective is quite common, especially in formal and semi-formal writing.
The phrase 'the then fashionable philosophy' is a neater way of saying 'the philosophy that was fashionable at that time.'
2015年9月15日
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"the then fashionable" is an adjective..It's phrasal adjective.
The philosophy, which was then fashionable
2015年9月15日
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