ThedeathtollfromtheMay12earthquakeinSichuanProvince,southwestChina,stoodat69,197asofWednesdaynoon,andatotalof18,238peoplewerestillmissing.这句话中的stoodat69,197asofWednesdaynoon的asof是什么用法,

Question

The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province,southwest China,stood at 69,197 as of Wednesday noon,and a total of 18,238 people were still missing.
这句话中的stood at 69,197 as of Wednesday noon的as of
是什么用法,

Answer 1

As of,作为prep.（介词）,他的意思是：
在...时
到...时为止
从...时起
在…上；在：
后面通常跟时间.
如：
The project was terminated as of January 1.
该项目于一月一日竣工