由来已久 meaning in English
long-standing; time-honoured; be as old as the hills; it has been for a long time.; there has been many a peck of salt eaten since.: 这种风俗由来已久。 this is a time-honoured custom
Examples
- The place had also a more abiding defect .
这块地方还有一种更是由来已久的不良之风。 - This is a time-honoured custom .
这种风俗由来已久。 - The place had also a more abiding effect; that was, it drank hard .
这块地方还有一种更由来已久的风气，那就是，喝酒喝得很凶。 - Suppressing the old sense of hopelessness slote asked, "okay, what do i do next? "
斯鲁特强行压抑住由来已久的绝望之感，问道：“好吧，那我下一步该做什么？” - There is a deep in-built suspicion of financial institutions based on confusion and a deep-seated mistrust .
这是对金融机构的混乱看法和由来已久的怀疑和不信任。