1.既然; 因為; 而今Now that you have come, you may as well stay for a few days. 既然來了, 你就不妨住幾天嘛。Now that you have mentioned it, I do remember. 你一提到這件事, 我就想起來了。
並非Not that it matters, but how did you spend so much money in such a short period of time? 我不是說有什麼關係, 但是, 這麼短的時間裡你是怎麼花掉這麼多錢的?She hasn't written to me yet -- not that she ever said she would. 她還沒給我來信--倒不是她說過要給我寫信。