Time was when...
事情发生在从前...的时候.
🧩 词语组成解析
time
[taɪm]
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准（机械的）速度;拨准（钟、表）的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期（付款）的;
int. [体育]时间到，（一场或一局等的）比赛时限，暂停;
was
[[wɔz, wəz]]
be的过去式
🗣️ 情景例句
Well, maybe we'll see the view in the morning.
好了， 也许我们可以在早晨看风景。
That's too bad.
真遗憾。
It was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence.
事情很清楚，在她外出时，窃贼曾闯进家门。