yesteryear

1. N-UNCOUNT You use yesteryear to refer to the past, often a period in the past with a set of values or a way of life that no longer exists. 往昔; 過去[文學(xué)性]

The modern-day sex symbol has now taken the place of the old-fashioned hero of yesteryear. 當(dāng)今的性感偶像已經(jīng)取代了往昔過時的英雄形象。